Abstract
The basic concepts in agent negotiation are negotiation object, negotiation protocol and reasoning process. While aiming to transfer sociological concepts into multi-agent systems, where agents coordinate themselves by negotiation, we recognized the need for a more detailed structure. Therefore we developed C-IPS, which is presented in this article. It distinguishes between external constraints and internal reasoning processes. The reasoning process covers decisions regarding the negotiation issue, the partner, and a particular step. Its modularization supports the development of agents with different degrees of autonomy. The components of the C-IPS architecture are modeled according to the BDI approach. As an example for the application of C-IPS we consider agents that are required for the INKA project.
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Urbig, D., Díaz, D.M., Schröter, K. (2003). The C-IPS Agent Architecture for Modeling Negotiating Social Agents. In: Schillo, M., Klusch, M., Müller, J., Tianfield, H. (eds) Multiagent System Technologies. MATES 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 2831. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39869-1_19
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