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Re-use of Interaction Protocols for Agent-Based Control Applications

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Agent-Oriented Software Engineering III (AOSE 2002)

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This paper presents a design method for re-using existing interaction protocols in agent-based control applications. In particular, this paper presents a general set of criteria for classifying interaction situations and matching them with existing interaction protocols that are able to resolve the interaction situations. This classification scheme is based solely on criteria derived from the specification of an interaction situation and thus enables a designer to select a suitable interaction protocol for these interaction problems without going through all the interaction protocols available. This design method completes the DACS methodology for agent-oriented analysis and design of control systems.

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  1. DaimlerChrysler AG, Research Information and Communication, Alt-Moabit 96A, 10559, Berlin, Germany

    Stefan Bussmann

  2. Dept. of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ, Southampton, UK

    Nicholas R. Jennings

  3. Dept. of Computer Science, University of Liverpool, L69 7ZF, Liverpool, UK

    Michael Wooldridge

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  1. Department of Information and Communication Technology, University of Trento, 38050 Povo, Trento, Italy

    Fausto Giunchiglia

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    James Odell

  3. Institut für Informatik Technische, Boltzmannstr. 3, 85748, Garching, Germany

    Gerhard Weiß

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Bussmann, S., Jennings, N.R., Wooldridge, M. (2003). Re-use of Interaction Protocols for Agent-Based Control Applications. In: Giunchiglia, F., Odell, J., Weiß, G. (eds) Agent-Oriented Software Engineering III. AOSE 2002. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2585. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-36540-0_6

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