Abstract:

A mobile agentbased network management architecture for special communication networks that allow a special mission group to reconfigure and rebuild their networks is provided in this paper. With the architecture, a common simulation system is built which can be the integrated platform for the joined operations to configure single devices and the hierarchy of networks, accept highlevel direction from the commanders, cooperate to decide and enforce policies for the control of network configuration, services and traffic and the changing needs of the end users to support the special mission group for their tasks. The architecture can improve the effectiveness and survivability of endtoend network services in a dynamic, hostile, complex and unpredictable military environment, and  provide evidences for using the new and advanced agent technology in specialforce combat fields and other tactical situations.

Key words: special operation, mobile agent, network management, network rebuilding, antijamming, antiinvulnerability