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Thebook presents the challenges inherent in the paradigm shift of network systemsfrom static to highly dynamic distributed systems - it proposes solutions thatthe symbiotic nature of biological systems can provide into altering networkingsystems to adapt to these changes. The author discuss how biological systems -which have the inherent capabilities of evolving, self-organizing,self-repairing and flourishing with time - are inspiring researchers to takeopportunities from the biology domain and map them with the problems faced innetwork domain. The book revolves around the central idea of bio-inspiredsystems -- it begins by exploring why biology and computer network research aresuch a natural match. This is followed by presenting a broad overview ofbiologically inspired research in network systems -- it is classified by thebiological field that inspired each topic and by the area of networking inwhich that topic lies. Each case elucidates how biological concepts havebeen most successfully applied in various domains. Nevertheless, it alsopresents a case study discussing the security aspects of wireless sensornetworks and how biological solution stand out in comparison to optimizedsolutions. Furthermore, it also discusses novel biological solutions forsolving problems in diverse engineering domains such as mechanical, electrical,civil, aerospace, energy and agriculture. The readers will not only get properunderstanding of the bio inspired systems but also better insight fordeveloping novel bio inspired solutions.
List of contents
Introduction: Bio-inspired Systems.- Computer Networks.- InceptiveFinding.- Swarm Intelligence and Social Insects.- Immunology and Immune System.-Information Epidemics and Social Networking.- Artificial Neural Networks.- GeneticAlgorithms.- Bio-inspired Software Defined Networking.- Case Study: ProvidingTrust in Wireless Sensor Networks.- Bio-inspired Approaches in VariousEngineering Domain.
Summary
The
book presents the challenges inherent in the paradigm shift of network systems
from static to highly dynamic distributed systems – it proposes solutions that
the symbiotic nature of biological systems can provide into altering networking
systems to adapt to these changes. The author discuss how biological systems –
which have the inherent capabilities of evolving, self-organizing,
self-repairing and flourishing with time – are inspiring researchers to take
opportunities from the biology domain and map them with the problems faced in
network domain. The book revolves around the central idea of bio-inspired
systems -- it begins by exploring why biology and computer network research are
such a natural match. This is followed by presenting a broad overview of
biologically inspired research in network systems -- it is classified by the
biological field that inspired each topic and by the area of networking in
which that topic lies. Each case elucidates how biological concepts have
been most successfully applied in various domains. Nevertheless, it also
presents a case study discussing the security aspects of wireless sensor
networks and how biological solution stand out in comparison to optimized
solutions. Furthermore, it also discusses novel biological solutions for
solving problems in diverse engineering domains such as mechanical, electrical,
civil, aerospace, energy and agriculture. The readers will not only get proper
understanding of the bio inspired systems but also better insight for
developing novel bio inspired solutions.
