Modelling Autonomic Communications Environments [electronic resource] : Third IEEE International Workshop, MACE 2008, Samos Island, Greece, September 22-26, 2008. Proceedings / edited by Sven Meer, Mark Burgess, Spyros Denazis.

Autonomic Networks, Experiences and Frameworks -- Experiences with Application Development for Autonomic Networks -- A Framework for In-Network Management in Heterogeneous Future Communication Networks -- Strategies, Processes and Generation of Components -- Strategy-Trees: A Feedback Based Approach to Policy Management -- Goal-Oriented Autonomic Process Modeling and Execution for Next Generation Networks -- Automated Generation of Knowledge Plane Components for Multimedia Access Networks -- Self-* Capabilities -- Model-Driven Adaptive Self-healing for Autonomic Computing -- Self-organising Management Overlays for Future Internet Services -- Achieving Self-management in a Distributed System of Autonomic BUT Social Entities -- Short Papers, Early Work and Applied Studies -- Towards an Information Model That Supports Service-Aware, Self-managing Virtual Resources -- A Domain-Specific Modelling Approach for Autonomic Network Management -- Autonomic Provisioning Model for Digital Home Services -- SLA e-Negotiations, Enforcement and Management in an Autonomic Environment.