The management of Home Area Networks (HANs) is problematic. On the one hand there are
increasing numbers of IP enabled devices that are connecting to the HAN (wired and …

This paper argues that Home Area Networks (HANs) are a good candidate for advanced
network management automation techniques, such as Policy-Based Network Management …

Home networks are becoming increasingly complex but existing management solutions are
not simple to use since they are not tailored to the needs of typical home-users. In this paper …

Through the seamless integration of different kinds of technologies, services and terminals,
and with the expected offered bandwidth, the next generation networks will put a new set of …

As the complexity and size of home networks increases, so does the need for better
management support for nonexpert home users. In this paper we describe an extensible …

The task of managing information technology resources becomes increasingly complex as
managers must take heterogeneous systems, different networking technologies, and …

Traffic management in home area networks (HANs) is different from the traditional traffic
management in access and core networks. Traditionally HAN traffic works in best effort …

As users of network have become increasing, the supply of network-based services has
activated and the necessity of a solution considering scale and speed of network for …

With the growth in home networking driven by the growth of broadband delivery to home
environments an opportunity exists for a network-based service assurance and configuration …

Next Generation Network (NGN) management represents an enormous challenge due to the
large number of managed elements, the variety of roles the managed entities play in the …