CORR
2010
Springer
13 years 12 months ago
2010
Springer
By combining the features of CSMA and TDMA, fully decentralised WLAN MAC schemes have recently been proposed that converge to collision-free schedules. In this paper we describe a ...
ATAL
2008
Springer
14 years 1 months ago
2008
Springer
A key challenge for the successful deployment of systems consisting of multiple autonomous networked sensors is the development of decentralised mechanisms to coordinate the activ...
SGAI
2004
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2004
Springer
This work describes a system that allocates end-to-end bandwidth, in a switched meshed communications network. The solution makes use of market-based software agents that compete ...
WOSS
2004
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
2004
ACM
Components in a decentralised system are faced with uncertainty as how to best adapt to a changing environment to maintain or optimise system performance. How can individual compo...
ICAC
2005
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2005
IEEE
When designing decentralised autonomic computing systems, a fundamental engineering issue is to assess systemwide behaviour. Such decentralised systems are characterised by the la...
ATAL
2009
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
2009
Springer
Decentralised coordination in multi-agent systems is typically achieved using communication. However, in many cases, communication is expensive to utilise because there is limited...
AMMA
2009
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
2009
Springer
Abstract. In this paper, we report on the design of a novel market-based approach for decentralised scheduling across multiple factories. Specifically, because of the limitations ...