Learning from nature: network architecture inspired by biology

Abstract

Mobile and peer-to-peer network services are rapidly growing to include a large number of users that frequently join and leave such networks [4]. These networks are often highly heterogeneous and that wide varieties of devices are networked with varying connectivity and availability. As these underlying networks increase in scale, dynamics, and heterogeneity, network services must address the issues of scalability (the ability to accommodate enormous numbers of users in large-scale networks), adaptability (the ability to handle the dynamics and heterogeneity of network conditions), and availability (the ability to provide fault tolerant network services).