— This paper reverse-engineers backoff-based random-access MAC protocols in ad-hoc networks. We show that the contention resolution algorithm in such protocols is implicitly part...
Ao Tang, Jang-Won Lee, Jianwei Huang, Mung Chiang,...
A recent theoretical result proposed Sigma, a novel GM protocol that forms views using a singleround of message exchange. Prior GM protocols have required more rounds in the worst...
We address the problem of highly transient populations in unstructured and loosely-structured peerto-peer systems. We propose a number of illustrative query-related strategies and...
This paper investigates the effects of two different communication protocols within an artificial society, where communication and cooperation is necessary to survive. Communicat...
This article aims to provide foundations for a new approach to Agent Communication Languages (ACLs). First, we present the theory of signalling acts. In contrast to current approa...