Research Article

Managing Hierarchically Structured DTN-Like Networks

Table 6

DTN-level management messaging of the Anglova scenario when the management service is implemented in a nonhierarchical manner.

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

RegistrationAgent  managerRegister Agent30891237068

Addition of report templates using Perform Control messages and AddRptTpl controlManager of company HQ of Cn agent of a terminal node of Cn, where Template for Terminal status report ([3].60)7683929952
Vehicular level manager of  agent of a terminal node of Template for Terminal status report ([3].60)112394368
Manager of  agent of a terminal node of Template for Terminal status report ([3].60)9123935568
Core level manager (CHQ)  terminal level agentTemplate for Terminal status report ([3].60)3043911856
Manager of company HQ of Cn agent of a vehicular level node of a platoon of /agent of company HQ of Cm, where Template for Vehicular status report ([3].62)3803914820
Manager of  agent of a vehicular node of Template for Vehicular status report ([3].62)4563917784
Core level manager (CHQ)  vehicular level agentTemplate for Vehicular status report ([3].62)152395928
Core level manager  transferable level agent of Template for Transferable status report ([3].64)574370

Addition of time-based rules using Perform Control messages, and AddTimeRule and GenerateRpts controlsManager of company HQ of Cn agent of a terminal node of Cn, where TRL for Terminal status report ([3].60) delivery7685945312
Vehicular level manager of  agent of a terminal node of TRL for Terminal status report ([3].60) delivery112596608
Manager of  agent of a terminal node of TRL for Terminal status report ([3].60) delivery9125953808
Core level manager (CHQ)  terminal level agentTRL for Terminal status report ([3].60) delivery3045917936
Manager of company HQ of Cn agent of a vehicular level node of a platoon of /agent of company HQ of Cm, where TRL for Vehicular status report ([3].62) delivery3805922420
Manager of  agent of a vehicular node of TRL for Vehicular status report ([3].62) delivery4565926904
Core level manager (CHQ)  vehicular level agentTRL for Vehicular status report ([3].62) delivery152598968
Core level manager  transferable level agent of TRL for Transferable status report ([3].64) delivery559295

Delivery of reports defined in TRLs as Data Report messagesAgent of a terminal node of Cn manager of company HQ of Cn, where Terminal status report ([3].60)879872
Agent of a terminal node of  vehicular level manager of Terminal status report ([3].60)811648
Agent of a terminal node of  manager of Terminal status report ([3].60)894848
Terminal level agent  core level manager (CHQ)Terminal status report ([3].60)831616
Agent of a vehicular level node of a platoon of  manager of company HQ of Cn, where Vehicular status report ([3].62)1152624
Agent of company HQ of Cn manager of company HQ of Cm, where Vehicular status report ([3].62)2594404664
Agent of a vehicular level node of a platoon of  manager of /Core level manager (CHQ)Vehicular status report ([3].62)1152624
Agent of company HQ of  manager of /Core level manager (CHQ)Vehicular status report ([3].62)2594539552
Agent of a vehicular level node of  manager of /Core level manager (CHQ)Vehicular status report ([3].62)2984448
Transferable level agent of  core level manager (CHQ)Transferable status report ([3].64)4151161889
Agent of the transferable node / core level manager (CHQ)Transferable status report ([3].64)471222

Total1854972

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