A scalable agent location mechanism

Onn Shehory

doi:10.1007/10719619_12

A scalable agent location mechanism

Onn Shehory

Carnegie Mellon University

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

37 Scopus citations

Abstract

Large scale open multi-agent systems where agents need services of other agents but may not know their contact information require agent location mechanisms. Solutions to this problem are usually based on middle-ware such as matchmakers, brokers, yellow-pages agents and other middle agents. The disadvantage of these is that they impose infrastructure, protocol and communication overheads, and they do not easily scale up. We suggest a new approach to agent location, which does not require middle agents and protocols for using them. Our approach is simple and scales up with no infrastructure or protocol overheads, thus may be very useful for large scale MAS. In this paper, we analytically study the properties of our approach and discuss its advantages.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Intelligent Agents VI
Subtitle of host publication	Agent Theories Architectures and Languages - 6th International Workshop, ATAL 1999 , Proceedings
Editors	Nicholas R. Jennings, Yves Lesperance
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	162-172
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Print)	3540672001, 9783540672005
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/10719619_12
State	Published - 2000
Externally published	Yes
Event	6th International Workshop on Agent Theories Architectures and Languages, ATAL 1999 - Orlando, United States Duration: 15 Jul 1999 → 17 Jul 1999

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	1757
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	6th International Workshop on Agent Theories Architectures and Languages, ATAL 1999
Country/Territory	United States
City	Orlando
Period	15/07/99 → 17/07/99

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2000.

Access to Document

10.1007/10719619_12

Cite this

Shehory, O. (2000). A scalable agent location mechanism. In N. R. Jennings, & Y. Lesperance (Eds.), Intelligent Agents VI: Agent Theories Architectures and Languages - 6th International Workshop, ATAL 1999 , Proceedings (pp. 162-172). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 1757). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/10719619_12

Shehory, Onn. / A scalable agent location mechanism. Intelligent Agents VI: Agent Theories Architectures and Languages - 6th International Workshop, ATAL 1999 , Proceedings. editor / Nicholas R. Jennings ; Yves Lesperance. Springer Verlag, 2000. pp. 162-172 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

@inproceedings{fa2ce0950aae4fa7b6f7f584f7cb9eb0,

title = "A scalable agent location mechanism",

abstract = "Large scale open multi-agent systems where agents need services of other agents but may not know their contact information require agent location mechanisms. Solutions to this problem are usually based on middle-ware such as matchmakers, brokers, yellow-pages agents and other middle agents. The disadvantage of these is that they impose infrastructure, protocol and communication overheads, and they do not easily scale up. We suggest a new approach to agent location, which does not require middle agents and protocols for using them. Our approach is simple and scales up with no infrastructure or protocol overheads, thus may be very useful for large scale MAS. In this paper, we analytically study the properties of our approach and discuss its advantages.",

author = "Onn Shehory",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2000.; 6th International Workshop on Agent Theories Architectures and Languages, ATAL 1999 ; Conference date: 15-07-1999 Through 17-07-1999",

year = "2000",

doi = "10.1007/10719619_12",

language = "אנגלית",

isbn = "3540672001",

series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",

publisher = "Springer Verlag",

pages = "162--172",

editor = "Jennings, {Nicholas R.} and Yves Lesperance",

booktitle = "Intelligent Agents VI",

address = "גרמניה",

}

Shehory, O 2000, A scalable agent location mechanism. in NR Jennings & Y Lesperance (eds), Intelligent Agents VI: Agent Theories Architectures and Languages - 6th International Workshop, ATAL 1999 , Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 1757, Springer Verlag, pp. 162-172, 6th International Workshop on Agent Theories Architectures and Languages, ATAL 1999, Orlando, United States, 15/07/99. https://doi.org/10.1007/10719619_12

A scalable agent location mechanism. / Shehory, Onn.
Intelligent Agents VI: Agent Theories Architectures and Languages - 6th International Workshop, ATAL 1999 , Proceedings. ed. / Nicholas R. Jennings; Yves Lesperance. Springer Verlag, 2000. p. 162-172 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 1757).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

TY - GEN

T1 - A scalable agent location mechanism

AU - Shehory, Onn

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2000.

PY - 2000

Y1 - 2000

N2 - Large scale open multi-agent systems where agents need services of other agents but may not know their contact information require agent location mechanisms. Solutions to this problem are usually based on middle-ware such as matchmakers, brokers, yellow-pages agents and other middle agents. The disadvantage of these is that they impose infrastructure, protocol and communication overheads, and they do not easily scale up. We suggest a new approach to agent location, which does not require middle agents and protocols for using them. Our approach is simple and scales up with no infrastructure or protocol overheads, thus may be very useful for large scale MAS. In this paper, we analytically study the properties of our approach and discuss its advantages.

AB - Large scale open multi-agent systems where agents need services of other agents but may not know their contact information require agent location mechanisms. Solutions to this problem are usually based on middle-ware such as matchmakers, brokers, yellow-pages agents and other middle agents. The disadvantage of these is that they impose infrastructure, protocol and communication overheads, and they do not easily scale up. We suggest a new approach to agent location, which does not require middle agents and protocols for using them. Our approach is simple and scales up with no infrastructure or protocol overheads, thus may be very useful for large scale MAS. In this paper, we analytically study the properties of our approach and discuss its advantages.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84942932411&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1007/10719619_12

DO - 10.1007/10719619_12

M3 - ???researchoutput.researchoutputtypes.contributiontobookanthology.conference???

AN - SCOPUS:84942932411

SN - 3540672001

SN - 9783540672005

T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

SP - 162

EP - 172

BT - Intelligent Agents VI

A2 - Jennings, Nicholas R.

A2 - Lesperance, Yves

PB - Springer Verlag

T2 - 6th International Workshop on Agent Theories Architectures and Languages, ATAL 1999

Y2 - 15 July 1999 through 17 July 1999

ER -

Shehory O. A scalable agent location mechanism. In Jennings NR, Lesperance Y, editors, Intelligent Agents VI: Agent Theories Architectures and Languages - 6th International Workshop, ATAL 1999 , Proceedings. Springer Verlag. 2000. p. 162-172. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/10719619_12

A scalable agent location mechanism

Abstract

Publication series

Conference

Bibliographical note

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this