Network Compartment

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Network Compartmentalization, the division of network functionality into network compartments, is an important concept of Autonomic Networking.

[edit] Definition of network compartments

A network compartment is a real or virtual object that provides services to other compartments, potentially by harvesting services from other compartments.

  • Based on policy, trust, administrative (etc.) domains
  • Support of Virtual Compartments (i.e. overlays)
  • Support of multi homing (i.e. nodes can be in different compartments)

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