Active networks and computational intelligence

Computational intelligent techniques, e.g., neural networks, fuzzy systems, neuro-fuzzy systems, and evolutionary algorithms have been successfully applied for many engineering problems. These methods have been used for solving control problems in packet switching network architectures. The introduction of active networking adds a high degree of flexibility in customizing the network infrastructure and introduces new functionality. Therefore, there is a clear need for investigating both the applicability of computational intelligence techniques in this new networking environment, as well as the provisions of active networking technology that computational intelligence techniques can exploit for improved operation. We report on the characteristics of these technologies, their synergy and on outline recent efforts in the design of a computational intelligence toolkit and its application to routing on a novel active networking environment.