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A ring-based architectural model for middle agents in agent-based system
In agent-based systems, the performance of middle agents not only relies on the matchmaking algorithms employed by them, but also the architecture that organizes them with suitable organizational structure and coordination mechanism. In this paper, we contribute a framework and develop a couple of middle agents with logical ring organizational structure to match requester agents with service provider agents. The middle agent is of the features of proliferation and self-cancellation according to the sensory input from its environment. The token-based coordination mechanism of middle agents is designed. Two kinds of middle agents, namely, host and duplicate, are designed for promoting the scalability and robustness of agent-based systems. We demonstrate the potentials of the architecture by case study.
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Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning. Conference (4th: 2003 Mar. 21-23: Hong Kong, China)Pagination
94 - 98Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin HeidelbergLocation
Hong Kong, ChinaPlace of publication
Heidelberg, GermanyStart date
2003-03-21End date
2003-03-23ISSN
0302-9743eISSN
1611-3349ISBN-13
9783540405504ISBN-10
354040550XLanguage
engPublication classification
E1 Full written paper - refereedCopyright notice
2003, Springer-Verlag Berlin HeidelbergEditor/Contributor(s)
J Liu, H Yin, Y CheungTitle of proceedings
IDEAL 2003 : Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning: 4th International ConferenceUsage metrics
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