Implementing QoS-adaptation in coordination artifacts by enhancing cougaar multi-agent middleware

2005 IEEE 2nd Symposium on Multi-Agent Security and Survivability

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 39-48

  Zinky, John ^a   Shapiro, Richard ^a   Siracuse, Sarah ^a   Wright, Todd ^a  

^a BBN TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COORDINATION ARTIFACTS; COUGAAR; COUGAAR AGENT MIDDLEWARE; SURVIVABILITY;

ABSTRACTING; FORMAL LOGIC; MIDDLEWARE; QUALITY OF SERVICE;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 33745685873     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MASSUR.2005.1507046     Document Type: Conference Paper

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