Research Article

Managing Hierarchically Structured DTN-Like Networks

Table 5

Hierarchical DTN-level management messaging of the Anglova scenario.

DescriptionEnd pointsMessage (OID)Total number of messagesMessage size (bytes)Bytes total

RegistrationAgent  managerRegister Agent478125736

Addition of report templates using Perform Control messages and AddRptTpl controlVehicular level manager  terminal level agentTemplate for Terminal status report ([3].50)3043911856
Manager of company HQ of Cn agent of company HQ of Cn, where Template for Intervehicular report ([3].51)92393588
Manager of company HQ of Cn agent of company HQ of Cm, where Template for Intervehicular report ([3].51)1239468
Transferable level manager  agent of company HQ of /Vehicular level agent of Template for Vehicular status report ([3].52)60442640
Manager of transferable node Tn agent of transferable node Tm, where Template for Intertransferable report ([3.53])669414
Core level manager  transferable level agent of Template for Transferable status report ([3].54)479316

Addition of time-based rules using Perform Control messages, and AddTimeRule and GenerateRpts controlsVehicular level manager  terminal level agentTRL for Terminal status report ([3].50) delivery3045917936
Manager of a company HQ of Cn agent of a company HQ of Cn, where TRL for Intervehicular report ([3].51) delivery92595428
Manager of a company HQ of Cn agent of a company HQ of Cm, where TRL for Intervehicular report ([3].51) delivery1259708
Transferable level manager  agent of company HQ of /Vehicular level agent of TRL for Vehicular status report ([3].52) delivery60593540
Manager of transferable node Tn  agent of transferable node Tm, where TRL for Intertransferable report ([3].53]) delivery659354
Core level manager  transferable level agent of TRL for Transferable status report ([3].54) delivery459236

Delivery of reports defined in TRLs as Data Report messagesAgent of a terminal node  manager of a company HQ of /Manager of a vehicular node of Terminal status report ([3].50)831616
Agent of a vehicular node of a platoon of Cn manager of a company HQ of Cn, where Intervehicular report ([3].51)89568
Agent of a company HQ of Cn manager of a company HQ of Cm, where Intervehicular report ([3].51)81248
Agent of a company HQ of  manager of a transferable nodeVehicular status report ([3].52)51826936
Agent of a vehicular node of  manager of a transferable nodeVehicular status report ([3].52)3827664
Agent of the transferable node  manager of the transferable node /Intertransferable report ([3].53)3047904
Agent of the transferable node  manager of the transferable node /Intertransferable report ([3].53)3228372
Agent of the transferable node  manager of the transferable node /Intertransferable report ([3].53)431118
Agent of the transferable node  manager of the core nodeTransferable status report ([3].54)4275551
Agent of the transferable node  manager of the core nodeTransferable status report ([3].54)1481924
Agent of the transferable node / manager of the core nodeTransferable status report ([3].54)661716

Total176837

Note. The given message size is the size of the type-specific AMP message including all its headers and payload.