Title :
A design and management framework for mobile agent systems
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Cardiff Univ., UK
Abstract :
A framework for developing `mobile agent´ systems is described based on Petri net models of design patterns in the Aglets workbench. The `Meeting´ and `Interaction´ design patterns are investigated. The models can be automatically configured from Java source programs, and can account for stochastic parameters such as port contention at hosts, agent registration, background workloads and scalability issues, such as bounds on total number of agents that may be supported at a host. The models are verified by comparing the performance of an application in Aglets with Petri net simulations on the GreatSPN simulator
Keywords :
Java; Petri nets; digital simulation; software agents; software libraries; software management; Aglets workbench; GreatSPN simulator; Java source programs; Petri net models; Petri net simulations; agent registration; background workloads; hosts; interaction design pattern; management; meeting design pattern; mobile agent systems; performance; port contention; programming libraries; scalability; stochastic parameters; Algebra; Computer languages; Computer science; Java; Libraries; Mobile agents; Prototypes; Reactive power; Read only memory; Security;
Conference_Titel :
Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems, 1999. Proceedings. 7th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
College Park, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0381-0
DOI :
10.1109/MASCOT.1999.805069
