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Agent factory: generative migration of mobile agents in heterogeneous environments

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F. M. T. Brazier,

B. J. Overeinder,

N. J. E. WijngaardsAuthors Info & Claims

SAC '02: Proceedings of the 2002 ACM symposium on Applied computing

Pages 101 - 106

https://doi.org/10.1145/508791.508811

Published: 11 March 2002 Publication History

Abstract

In most of today's agent systems migration of agents requires homogeneity in the programming language and/or agent platform in which an agent has been designed. In this paper an approach is presented with which heterogeneity is possible: agents can migrate between non-identical platforms, and need not be written in the same language. Instead of migrating the "code" (including data and state) of an agent, a blueprint of an agent's functionality and its state is transferred. An agent factory generates new code on the basis of this blueprint. This approach of generative mobility not only has implications for interoperability but also for security, as discussed in this paper.

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Agent factory: generative migration of mobile agents in heterogeneous environments
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Artificial intelligence
    1. Distributed artificial intelligence
      1. Cooperation and coordination
      2. Multi-agent systems
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software organization and properties
    1. Software system structures
      1. Distributed systems organizing principles

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