Self-Assembling Networks

prostoalex writes "Researchers from Humboldt University found a way to build self-assembling networks. By emulating the behavior of ants and insects the team, which is led by Frank Schweitzer, demonstrated a simulation where agent-based architecture was able to quickly assemble itself into a network and quickly react to a broken link or damages. Schweitzer's research papers are available off his personal Web site. The scientific paper referred in the original article, Self-Assembling of Networks in an Agent-Based Model is available off Cornell server."

Enormous Benifit

[Anonymous Coward]

Imagine if you will being able to create and configure a LAN using technology like this? How long till we see it in Linux.

Setting -> autolan configure -> select yes -> give network a name -> done!

Self-assembling intelligence next?

[wiggys]

Taking this idea one step further, what if each computer node on the network was given a basic set of rules so that it emulated a bunch of brain cells. Would the network self-organise to create some sort of intelligence?

Potential

[perspex]

This could be really cool for ad-hoc wireless networks.