Communication mechanism of loose coupled agents in FAMES

G. Kitagata, J. Sekiba, T. Suganuma, T. Kinoshita, N. Shiratori

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Abstract

The traditional asynchronous messaging systems (e-mail systems etc.) lack many advanced features, e.g. intelligence, controllability, scalability etc. to accomplish effective and sophisticated message handling. To supplement these features, we propose a Flexible Asynchronous Messaging System (FAMES). FAMES consists of autonomous and collaborative software agents. The messaging functions are composed of an organization of agents, and enhanced messaging services which are provided through cooperative behavior of message flow control agents. The authors focus on the Communication Mechanism of Loose Coupled Agents in FAMES. The mechanism allows the flow control agents to do cooperative work without tight dependency, such as name specific communication represented by message passing. We show how the loose coupled flow control agents cooperate via a black board. A prototype of the system is implemented and the proposed functionalities are verified.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 7th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems
Subtitle of host publicationWorkshops
EditorsYoshitaka Shibata
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages467-472
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)0769505716, 9780769505718
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2000 Jan 1
Event7th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems, ICPADS 2000 - Iwate, Japan
Duration: 2000 Jul 42000 Jul 7

Publication series

NameProceedings - 7th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems: Workshops

Other

Other7th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems, ICPADS 2000
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityIwate
Period00/7/400/7/7

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Hardware and Architecture

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