This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Workshop on Active Networks, IWAN''99, held in Berlin, Germany in June/July 1999.The 30 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 80 submissions. The book is divided in sections on networks architectures, platforms, active management and control, and security. All in all, this book provides a unique state-of-the-art account of architectural aspects, technologies, and prototype systems that will impact the way future networked businesses will be created and managed.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Workshop on Active Networks, IWAN''99, held in Berlin, Germany in June/July 1999.The 30 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 80 submissions. The book is divided in sections on networks architectures, platforms, active management and control, and security. All in all, this book provides a unique state-of-the-art account of architectural aspects, technologies, and prototype systems that will impact the way future networked businesses will be created and managed.