Table of Contents

Intellectual Property Rights
Foreword
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions and abbreviations
4 Definition of the AFI Architectural Reference
   Model of a Generic Autonomic Network
   Architecture and its fundamental requirements
5 Properties of a Generic Autonomic Network
   Architecture Reference Model
6 Enabling concepts and mechanisms
7 Generic Autonomic Networking Architecture
   Reference Model
8 Core Concepts of the GANA Reference Model
9 Architectural Principles for specificating Autonomic
   Behaviours (ABs) of Decision-Elements
10 Network Governance
11 Mapping and Impact of GANA on today's
   Management Paradigms
12 Federation in GANA
13 Reference Points relevant in GANA compliant
   networks
Annex A (informative) - AFI Top-Down & Bottom-up
        Methodology
Annex B (informative) - Authors & contributors
Annex C (informative) - Acknowledgements
Annex D (informative) - Other Useful Information relevant
        in Knowledge Derivation, Representation and
        Presentation to the GANA Knowledge Plane
Annex E (informative) - Bibliography
History

Abstract

Specifies and describes what we call a Generic Autonomic Network Architecture (GANA) Reference Model for Autonomic Network Engineering, Cognitive Networking and Self-Management.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	European Telecommunications Standards Institute
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Committee	AFI