XICOMASq: An XML-based information content oriented multi-agent system for QoS management in telecommunications networks

Web Intelligence and Agent Systems

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-70

  De Meo, Pasquale ^a   Mbale, Jameson ^b   Terracina, Giorgio ^c   Ursino, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA TRANSFER; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; QUALITY OF SERVICE; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; XML;

CONTENT ORIENTED MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; INFORMATION CONTENTS; SEMI-AUTOMATIC;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 3042513870     PISSN: 15701263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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