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Application of mobile agents in a web-based real-time monitoring system

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Much research has been reported in the area of monitoring real machines using a virtual machining system over the Internet/Intranet. In order to overcome the limitations of net-bandwidth in real-time monitoring tasks, mobile agent technology can be used. This paper proposes a web-based distributed architecture for developing a platform-independent real-time monitoring system. Using this system, users can specify the machining conditions and send the requirements to the central controller. Programs monitoring machining performance can be dispatched from the central controller as mobile agents to the remote hosts where machining signals are sampled from real machines. Finally, an overview of the security issues associated with mobile agents is discussed.

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Ong, S.K., Sun, W.W. Application of mobile agents in a web-based real-time monitoring system. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 22, 33–40 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-002-1440-x

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