File formats:

Status:

INFORMATIONAL

Authors:

M. Behringer
M. Pritikin
S. Bjarnason
A. Clemm
B. Carpenter
S. Jiang
L. Ciavaglia

Stream:

IRTF

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC7575

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Abstract

Autonomic systems were first described in 2001. The fundamental goal is self-management, including self-configuration, self-optimization, self-healing, and self-protection. This is achieved by an autonomic function having minimal dependencies on human administrators or centralized management systems. It usually implies distribution across network elements.

This document defines common language and outlines design goals (and what are not design goals) for autonomic functions. A high-level reference model illustrates how functional elements in an Autonomic Network interact. This document is a product of the IRTF's Network Management Research Group.

For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.