Title :
An agent-based infrastructure for enterprise integration
Author :
Cost, R. Scott ; Finin, Tim ; Labrou, Yannis ; Luan, Xiaocheng ; Peng, Yun ; Soboroff, Ian ; Mayfield, James ; Boughannam, Akram
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
Some of the features that make Jackal (Java-based Applications Communication using KQML Agent communication Language) extremely valuable to agent development are its conversation management facilities, its flexible, blackboard-style interface and its ease of integration. Jackal has been developed in support of an investigation of the use of agents in enterprise-wide integration of planning and execution for manufacturing. This paper describes Jackal at a surface level and at the design level, and demonstrates its use in a multi-agent system that supports intelligent integration of enterprise planning and execution
Keywords :
Java; application program interfaces; blackboard architecture; integrated software; knowledge representation languages; manufacturing data processing; multi-agent systems; planning (artificial intelligence); query languages; Jackal; Java-based tool; KQML; agent communication language; agent development; agent-based infrastructure; applications communication tool; blackboard-style interface; conversation management facilities; ease of integration; enterprise execution; enterprise planning; enterprise-wide integration; intelligent integration; manufacturing; multi-agent system; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer science; Costs; Information technology; Intelligent agent; Intelligent systems; Java; Laboratories; Physics; Virtual machining;
Conference_Titel :
Agent Systems and Applications, 1999 and Third International Symposium on Mobile Agents. Proceedings. First International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Palm Springs, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0340-3
DOI :
10.1109/ASAMA.1999.805406
