Prospects on Software-Agents-Based Applications in Embedded Systems

- Software agents have been already introduced successfully in the scope of embedded technology as smart controllers of intelligent systems. This paper presents a further application that deals with the interoperability problem between different fieldbus networks. Overcoming the lack of space in the embedded nodes that compose the fieldbus network, standardised agent platforms may enable programs standing on top of them to avoid such incompatibility and work as if they were interoperable. Moreover, we show a work case that illustrates the potential applications of using such interoperable model: it describes how does a device of a general-purpose network manage remote system variables of an automation network.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: WISES
• Authors: Yoseba K. Penya
• Keywords: Embedded Technology, Fieldbus Network, General-purpose Network Manage, WISES 2003, WISES 2008