Scalable Middleware Environment for Agent-Based Internet Applications

The AgentScape middleware is designed to support deployment of agent-based applications on Internet-scale distributed systems. With the design of AgentScape, three dimensions of scalability are considered: size of distributed system, geographical distance between resources, and number of administrative domains. This paper reports on the AgentScape design requirements and decisions, its architecture, and its components.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: PARA
• Authors: Benno J. Overeinder, Frances M. T. Brazier
• Keywords: Agent-based Applications, Applied Computing, Distributed System, Internet-scale Distributed Systems, PARA 2004