Distributed network management in an Internet environment

Current network management architectures do not provide a scaleable end-to-end solution for managing heterogeneous high speed distributed networks. We propose a new management architecture, "Web integrated Network for Distributed Management Including Logic" (WINDMIL) in order to address the challenges of managing such complex networks. The WINDMIL architecture harnesses the computing capability of the managed network elements to prevent data overloading by processing management data locally while also using Web based data storage techniques to provide universal access to management data and functions. The performance of the WINDMIL architecture in the Internet environment is analyzed using three types of data storage models: centralized, partially distributed and fully distributed.