This paper aims at showing the benefits of objective coordination in the design and development of agent-based distributed applications. We compare the subjective and objective coordination approaches in the engineering of a simple case study - a distributed MP3 encoding application - pointing out the benefits of the objective ones. In particular, we discuss the design and development of the sample application using three different solutions according to such approaches: a subjective solution, based on conversation and middle-agents, as often found in Distributed Artificial Intelligence and in Multi-Agent Systems; JavaSpaces, as a notable example of loosely-objective approach, not expressive enough to gain all the advantages of objective coordination; and TuCSoN as a fully-objective approach, providing a hybrid coordination model able to exploit the full potential of objective coordination.
Objective vs. subjective coordination in agent-based systems: A case study / Alessandro Ricci, Andrea Omicini, Enrico Denti. - STAMPA. - 2315:(2002), pp. 291-299. (Intervento presentato al convegno 5th International Conference, COORDINATION 2002 tenutosi a York nel 8-11 April 2002) [10.1007/3-540-46000-4_27].
Objective vs. subjective coordination in agent-based systems: A case study
Alessandro Ricci;Andrea Omicini;Enrico Denti
2002
Abstract
This paper aims at showing the benefits of objective coordination in the design and development of agent-based distributed applications. We compare the subjective and objective coordination approaches in the engineering of a simple case study - a distributed MP3 encoding application - pointing out the benefits of the objective ones. In particular, we discuss the design and development of the sample application using three different solutions according to such approaches: a subjective solution, based on conversation and middle-agents, as often found in Distributed Artificial Intelligence and in Multi-Agent Systems; JavaSpaces, as a notable example of loosely-objective approach, not expressive enough to gain all the advantages of objective coordination; and TuCSoN as a fully-objective approach, providing a hybrid coordination model able to exploit the full potential of objective coordination.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.