Author :
Shehory, Onn ; Sycara, Katia ; Chalasani, Prasad ; Jha, Somesh
Author_Institution :
Robotics Inst., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abstract :
Multi agent systems are subject to performance bottlenecks in cases where agents cannot perform tasks by themselves due to insufficient resources. Solutions to such problems include passing tasks to others or agent migration to remote hosts. We propose agent cloning as a more comprehensive approach to the problem of local agent overloads. According to our paradigm, agents may clone, pass tasks to others, die or merge.
Keywords :
software agents; agent cloning; agent migration; local agent overloads; multi agent systems; performance bottlenecks; remote hosts; Cloning; Dynamic programming; Dynamic scheduling; Electrical capacitance tomography; Load management; Merging; Mobile agents; Multiagent systems; National electric code; Neck; Predictive models; Robots;
Conference_Titel :
Multi Agent Systems, 1998. Proceedings. International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8500-X
DOI :
10.1109/ICMAS.1998.699287
