Title :
Interfacing multi-agent models to distributed simulation platforms: The case of PDES-MAS
Author :
Craenen, B.G.W. ; Theodoropoulos, G.K.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) are increasingly used to solve larger and more complex problems. To provide the computational resources needed to do this, MAS are increasingly distributed over multiple computational platforms. Different approaches for distributing MAS have been proposed over the years. One problem remains central whichever approach is used: how to translate MAS behaviour into a format suitable for the distribution approach used. In this paper we describe the Agent Distributed Shared Memory Interface (ADSMI), an interface between a general MAS description and the PDES-MAS platform as an implementation of a Distributed Shared Memory (DSM) system for distributed MAS simulations. The ADSMI provides a translation of MAS behaviour into event-interactions with PDES-MAS, as well as functionality for handling time progressing in the MAS, and a messaging mechanism between agents.
Keywords :
discrete event simulation; distributed shared memory systems; multi-agent systems; problem solving; PDES-MAS; agent distributed shared memory interface; computational resources; distributed simulation platforms; messaging mechanism; multi-agent models; multi-agent systems; problem solving; time progressing; Computational modeling; Computers; Context; Distributed databases; Multiagent systems; Sensors; Synchronization;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference (WSC), Proceedings of the 2010 Winter
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9866-6
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.2010.5679127