Title :
Generic model of a mobile agent network suitable for performance evaluation
Author :
Sinkovic, Vjekoslav ; Lovrek, Ignac
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. Eng. & Comput., Zagreb Univ., Croatia
Abstract :
Deals with a generic model of a mobile agent network that includes a multi-agent system and a set of processing nodes connected by a communication network. A mobile agent network is described as a queuing system where mobile agents represent the information units that must be served. Network flows related to agent hosting and migration and the serving capabilities of processing nodes are proposed. The response time defining an interval between acquiring the request and producing the response is defined as a performance measure for a mobile agent network. A case study discussing response time evaluation is included
Keywords :
computer networks; distributed programming; multi-agent systems; performance evaluation; queueing theory; agent hosting; agent migration; case study; communication network; information units; mobile agent network; multi-agent system; network flows; node serving capabilities; performance evaluation; performance measure; processing nodes; queuing system; request acquisition; response time evaluation; Application software; Communication networks; Computer networks; Delay; Electronic mail; Mobile agents; Mobile communication; Multiagent systems; Network servers; Software agents;
Conference_Titel :
Knowledge-Based Intelligent Engineering Systems and Allied Technologies, 2000. Proceedings. Fourth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brighton
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6400-7
DOI :
10.1109/KES.2000.884136
