Title :
The impact of the coordination model in the design of mobile agent applications
Author :
Cabri, Giacomo ; Leonardi, Letizia ; Zambonelli, Franco
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Sci. dell´´Ingegneria, Modena Univ., Italy
Abstract :
The paper introduces a taxonomy of the possible coordination models for mobile agent applications and evaluates their impact in the design of a widely distributed application in the area of information retrieval. The analysis outlines the advantages of uncoupled coordination models and points out the need for coordination models based on reactive blackboards
Keywords :
blackboard architecture; distributed processing; software agents; coordination models; information retrieval; mobile agent; reactive blackboards; uncoupled coordination models; Availability; Bandwidth; Computer networks; Electronic mail; Mobile agents; Mobile computing; Network servers; Resource management; Taxonomy; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Software and Applications Conference, 1998. COMPSAC '98. Proceedings. The Twenty-Second Annual International
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8585-9
DOI :
10.1109/CMPSAC.1998.716692
