Title :
A case study of organizational effects in a distributed sensor network
Author :
Horling, Bryan ; Mailler, Roger ; Lesser, Victor
Author_Institution :
Multiagent Syst. Lab., Massachusetts Univ., Amherst, MA, USA
Abstract :
We describe how a system employing different types of organizational techniques addresses the challenges posed by a large-scale distributed sensor network environment. The high-level multiagent architecture of real-world system is given in detail, and empirical and analytic results are provided showing the various effects that organizational characteristics have on the system´s performance. We show how partitioning of the environment can lead to better locality and more constrained communication, as well as disproportionate load on individuals or increased load on the population as a whole. The presence of such tradeoffs motivates the need for a better understanding of organizational effects.
Keywords :
distributed sensors; multi-agent systems; organisational aspects; high-level multiagent architecture; large-scale distributed sensor network; organizational effects; organizational techniques; Computer aided software engineering; Government; Intelligent networks; Large-scale systems; Multiagent systems; Particle measurements; Radar tracking; Sensor systems; Target tracking; Time measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Agent Technology, 2004. (IAT 2004). Proceedings. IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2101-0
DOI :
10.1109/IAT.2004.1342923