Assuring interoperability in heterogeneous, autonomous and decentralized multi-agent systems

Proceedings - ISADS 2003: 6th International Symposium on Autonomous Decentralized Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 17-24

  Suguri, H ^a   Kodama, E ^b   Miyazaki, M ^b  

^a Research and Development Communication Technologies   (Japan)

^b IWATE PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Application software; Communication system software; Communications technology; Control systems; Hardware; IP networks; Manufacturing; Multiagent systems; Protocols; Standardization

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; COMPUTER HARDWARE; CONTROL SYSTEMS; GATEWAYS (COMPUTER NETWORKS); INTERNET PROTOCOLS; INTEROPERABILITY; MANUFACTURE; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; STANDARDIZATION;

AUTONOMOUS DECENTRALIZED SYSTEM; BUSINESS TRANSACTION; COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SOFTWARE; COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY; HETEROGENEOUS MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS; INTER-ACTION PROTOCOLS; IP NETWORKS; MANUFACTURING CONTROL;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 0242604547     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISADS.2003.1193928     Document Type: Conference Paper

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