Applications of agent Applications of agent technology in communications:technology in communications: a review a review

S. S. Manvi &P. Venkataram

Presented by Du-Shiau Tsai

Computer Communications, Volume 27, Issue 15 , 22 September 2004, Pages 1493-1508

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ContentsContents

1. Introduction 2. Agent technology 3. Applications of single-agent systems 4. Applications of multi-agent systems 5. Conclusions

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IntroductionIntroduction

The definition of agentsAgents are the autonomous programs situated within an environment (either a host or a network), which sense the environment and acts upon it to achieve their goals.

The special properties of agents:mandatory and orthogonal (optional) properties

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Mandatory properties:Autonomy: agents operate without the direct intervention of humans or others, and have some kind of control over their actions and internal state; Decision making: reactive or proactive decision making;Temporal continuity: agents are continuously running processes; Goal oriented: an agent is capable of handling a task to meet its desired goal;

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orthogonal properties :Mobility: agents are capable of roaming around in an electronic network; Communicative: agents interact with other agents and humans; Collaborative: an agent should be capable of computing the desired tasks by cooperating with other agents; Learning: agents can learn the environment factors, user preferences, etc. and develop certain degree of reasoning to take intelligent decisions/actions.

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Agent technologyAgent technology

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Agent technology may be classified as single-agent and multi-agent systems

In single-agent systems, an agent performs task, while performing a task, an agent may communicate with a user or remote system resources

The agents in MAS may cooperate with each other to achieve their individual goals, and also may interact with users and system resources.

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Multi-agent systems(MAS)

Static agents based MAS:

Mobile agent based MAS: The agents migrate from one machine to another to complete its task.

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Applications of single-agent systemsApplications of single-agent systems

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Applications of multi-agent systemsApplications of multi-agent systems

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Conclusion- Pervasive Computing(Aura)Conclusion- Pervasive Computing(Aura)