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Characterization and Management of Dynamical Behavior in a System with Mobile Components

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Innovative Internet Computing Systems (IICS 2002)

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A mobile agent system network is, in our definition, a dynamical system where so called agent servers are loosely coupled. In such an environment (mobile) agents may offer and consume services and act on behalf of a (human) user. This paper characterizes the dynamical behavior of such a network. Aspects of dynamical behavior are discussed, dynamical components are characterized, and a ”cartography” method to handle dynamics is introduced. The resulting ”maps” can be used to support the autonomy of agents by calculating itineraries and suggest migration strategies. The application of the map described in this paper is based on one of our current research projects in the context of the mobile agent system Tracy.

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  1. Computer Science Department, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, D-07740, Jena, Germany

    Christian Erfurth & Wilhelm Rossak

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  1. FB Informatik, Universität Rostock, 18051, Rostock, Germany

    Herwig Unger

  2. Institut für Mathematik, TU Illmenau, Postfach 10 05 65, 98684, Ilmenau, Germany

    Thomas Böhme

  3. College of Art and Sciences, Department of Computer Science, University of North Texas, 76203, Denton, TX, USA

    Armin Mikler

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Erfurth, C., Rossak, W. (2002). Characterization and Management of Dynamical Behavior in a System with Mobile Components. In: Unger, H., Böhme, T., Mikler, A. (eds) Innovative Internet Computing Systems. IICS 2002. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2346. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48080-3_10

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