<s>
Autognostics	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
new	O
paradigm	O
that	O
describes	O
the	O
capacity	O
for	O
computer	O
networks	O
to	O
be	O
self-aware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
components	O
of	O
Autonomic	B-Protocol
Networking	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
an	O
increasing	O
interest	O
in	O
Autonomic	B-Protocol
Networking	I-Protocol
research	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
strong	O
conviction	O
that	O
an	O
evolution	O
from	O
the	O
current	O
networking	O
status	O
quo	O
is	O
necessary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
to	O
date	O
there	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
any	O
practical	O
implementations	O
demonstrating	O
the	O
benefits	O
of	O
an	O
effective	O
autonomic	B-Protocol
networking	I-Protocol
paradigm	O
,	O
there	O
seems	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
consensus	O
as	O
to	O
the	O
characteristics	O
which	O
such	O
implementations	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Autognostics	B-General_Concept
,	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
autonomic	B-Protocol
networking	I-Protocol
concept	O
,	O
intends	O
to	O
bring	O
networks	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
level	O
of	O
awareness	O
and	O
eliminate	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
visibility	O
which	O
currently	O
exists	O
in	O
today	O
's	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Autognostics	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
new	O
paradigm	O
that	O
describes	O
the	O
capacity	O
for	O
computer	O
networks	O
to	O
be	O
self-aware	O
,	O
in	O
part	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
and	O
dynamically	O
adapt	O
to	O
the	O
applications	O
running	O
on	O
them	O
by	O
autonomously	O
monitoring	O
,	O
identifying	O
,	O
diagnosing	O
,	O
resolving	O
issues	O
,	O
subsequently	O
verifying	O
that	O
any	O
remediation	O
was	O
successful	O
,	O
and	O
reporting	O
the	O
impact	O
with	O
respect	O
to	O
the	O
application	O
’s	O
use	O
(	O
i.e.	O
,	O
providing	O
visibility	O
into	O
the	O
changes	O
to	O
networks	O
and	O
their	O
effects	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
network	O
awareness	O
,	O
i.e.	O
,	O
the	O
capability	O
of	O
network	O
devices	O
and	O
applications	O
to	O
be	O
aware	O
of	O
network	O
characteristics	O
(	O
see	O
References	O
section	O
below	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
noteworthy	O
that	O
autognostics	B-General_Concept
takes	O
that	O
concept	O
one	O
step	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
difference	O
is	O
the	O
auto	O
part	O
of	O
autognostics	B-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
entails	O
that	O
network	O
devices	O
are	O
self-aware	O
of	O
network	O
characteristics	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
the	O
capability	O
to	O
adapt	O
themselves	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
continuous	O
monitoring	O
and	O
diagnostics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Autognostics	B-General_Concept
,	O
or	O
in	O
other	O
words	O
deep	O
self-knowledge	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
best	O
described	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
a	O
network	O
to	O
know	O
itself	O
and	O
the	O
applications	O
that	O
run	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
achieve	O
autognosis	B-General_Concept
,	O
networks	O
need	O
a	O
means	O
to	O
:	O
</s>
