Patterns of Delegate MAS

Delegate MAS has been proposed and investigated as an integrated coordination technique for so-called self-organising coordination-and-control applications. Delegate MAS consist of three types of light weight, ant-like agents that assist domain agents in their coordination tasks - the types are exploration, intention and feasibility ants. The technique is especially suitable for distributed applications in large-scale, dynamic systems. Literature shows that, for various application domains, solution approaches based on self-organisation have been proposed that have several similarities to delegate MAS, yet are not identical. In this paper, we specify three reusable solution patterns for coordination in distributed, large-scale, dynamic systems. To motivate the patterns, we first visit several solution approaches from various domains that bear resemblance with respect to coordination. We then identify common application characteristics as well as common technical challenges that under...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: SASO
• Authors: Tom Holvoet, Danny Weyns, Paul Valckenaers
• Keywords: Coordination Techniques, Delegate Mas, SASO 2009, Self-Organizing Systems, Solution Approaches