Dynamic Resource Allocation for Network Aware Applications

Network aware applications provide opportunities for adaptive resource allocations for both network resources and distributed hosting of critical applications. We propose an Automatic Dynamic Resource Management (AutoDRM) architecture for efficiently managing shared resources in tactical network environments without human operator intervention. The AutoDRM architecture was developed to resolve the resource contention issues and to improve the quality of service in tactical network environments. The information herein describes key components of the AutoDRM architecture. An experimental endto-end network prototype test bed consisting of simulated satellite communications (SATCOM) and an OPNET system-in-the-loop (SITL) scenario was also developed to host the AutoDRM system. Experimental test results demonstrate that network performance such as packet delay and packet loss are greatly improved when AutoDRM is deployed.