Upgrade and changes of the configuration data of participants
Addition of or removal of participants in an Control Loop
Upgrade of software in one or more participants in an Control Loop
Maintenance of compatibility between participants when an update of more than one participant must be done together to ensure compatibility, for example, when a protocol being used by two participants to communicate is upgraded

5: Goals

5.1:

Specifying the source data
Specifying the analytics, machine learning, and AI algorithms they want to use in their App
Specifying the policies that govern the App
Specifying the format, parameters, and mechanisms required to allow the App to autonomically adjust the network
Preparing and specifying use cases to demonstrate the applicability of Management Apps

Deployment of Apps
- Bringing the App itself and all its constituent components to life
- Stitching the data links between the components in the App together
- Initiating generation of the data that triggers the App to execute
Updating of Management Apps
- Allowing the parameters, algorithms, policy, of controller configuration data to be modified on executing Apps
Deletion of Apps
Life cycle management is demonstrated using the use cases specified in the design phase

Specification of metrics for monitoring and analysis
Allowing general App data and data specific to particular Apps to be collected at run time
Storing of the monitored data
Running general App algorithms or algorithms for specific components of Apps on the monitored data to ensure that the Apps are running correctly and optimally
Feedback of App performance results to users
Allowing the autonomic Apps themselves to have autonomic self-healing.
Monitoring and analysis is demonstrated using the use cases developed in the project

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