Title :
The Contract Net Protocol: High-Level Communication and Control in a Distributed Problem Solver
Author_Institution :
Defence Research Establishment Atlantic
Abstract :
The contract net protocol has been developed to specify problem-solving communication and control for nodes in a distributed problem solver. Task distribution is affected by a negotiation process, a discussion carried on between nodes with tasks to be executed and nodes that may be able to execute those tasks.
Keywords :
Artificial Intelligence (AI); connection; cooperation; distributed problem solving; focus; high-level protocols; negotiation; resource allocation; task-sharing; Communication system control; Communication system traffic control; Contracts; Distributed control; Memory; Problem-solving; Production; Protocols; Resource management; Telecommunication network reliability; Artificial Intelligence (AI); connection; cooperation; distributed problem solving; focus; high-level protocols; negotiation; resource allocation; task-sharing;
Journal_Title :
Computers, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TC.1980.1675516
