Communication mechanisms in ecological network-based grid middleware for service emergence

Information Sciences

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 722-733

  Ding, Yongsheng ^a   Gao, Lei ^a   Ruan, Da ^b,c  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Agent communication; Ecological networks; Grid middleware; Service emergence

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; ECOLOGY; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

AGENT COMMUNICATION; ECOLOGICAL NETWORKS; GRID MIDDLEWARE; SERVICE EMERGENCE;

MIDDLEWARE;

EID: 33750728872     PISSN: 00200255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ins.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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