Mobile Agents for Telecommunication Applications Third International Workshop, MATA 2001, Montreal, Canada, August 14-16, 2001. Proceedings
Description
Mobile Agents areat the crossroadsof twomore ancient concepts: agentand mobility. Theconceptofagentappearedinthe?eldofarti?cialintelligence(AI) inthelate1970sandisratherfuzzy,leadingtomanyde?nitions. Anagentis usually de?ned as a software servant that either relieves the user of routine, burdensome tasks such as appointment scheduling and e-mail disposition, or sortstheinformationthatisrelevanttotheuser’scurrentinterestsandneeds. This de?nition has made ”agent ” a buzzword within both the academic and industrialworlds. Mobileagentsrefertoself-containedandidenti?ablecomputerprogramsthat canmovewithinthenetworkandcanactonbehalfoftheuseroranotherentity. Even if they are de?ned as a special class of agents that have mobility as a secondarycharacteristic,itismoreappropriatetoconsidermobileagentsasthe achievementofmobileabstractions(code,objectsorprocesses). Theyareoften consideredasanalternativeand/oracomplementforotherparadigmssuchas thewell-establishedclient-server.
Keywords
Business & EconomicsInformation ManagementBusiness MathematicsComputersArtificial IntelligenceBusiness & Productivity SoftwareData Transmission SystemsSystem AdministrationStorage & RetrievalInformation TechnologyInteractive & MultimediaManagement Information SystemsNetworkingHardwareDesktop ApplicationsDesign, Graphics & MediaGraphics ToolsMedicalTechnology & EngineeringTelecommunications
2001Book
Author(s)Samuel Pierre, Roch Glitho
PublisherSpringer Science & Business Media
ISBN9783540424604
LanguageEnglish
