M-UML: An extension to UML for the modeling of mobile agent-based software systems

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 219-227

  Saleh, Kassem ^a   El Morr, Christo ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Language extension; Mobile agents; Mobility requirements; Unified Modeling Language

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTER SOFTWARE; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; STANDARDIZATION; TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS;

MOBILE AGENTS; MOBILE VOTING SYSTEMS; UNIFIED MODELING LANGUAGE (UML);

MOBILE COMPUTING;

EID: 0742324834     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2003.07.004     Document Type: Article

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