Patent · US Expired

Management of a communication network and the migration of mobile agents

US7711117B1 · kind B1 · utility

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11References

19Claims

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Assignee

Sony Deutschland GmbH · DE

Inventors

Klaus Röhrle · Stuttgart, DE
Erno Kovacs · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 30, 2000
Grant date	May 4, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 20, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2221/2113
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A technique for managing the migration of mobile agents to nodes of a communication network is proposed. The trustworthiness of at least one node (102b) of the network is checked (301). In case the trustworthiness exceeds a pre-set trust threshold, a trust token for the checked node (102b) is generated (306) and the trust token is stored (303) in the network. In advance to a migration of a mobile agent (104a) to a node of the network it is verified (108, 109) if a valid trust token is existing for the corresponding node (102b). The migration of the mobile agent (104a) is restricted (107) to nodes having a valid trust token.

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