Port-Based Adaptable Agent Architecture

• Platform Independent (Java)

• Design and Runtime Environments.

  • Linked together through special agents.

• Elements:

  • Network Directory (ND).
    • Communication services.
  • Agent Server. (AS)
    • Global agent library.
  • Network Controllers (NC).
    • One per available host. Runtime services.
  • Network Coordinator (NCo).
    • Coordinates execution of configuration of agents
  • Special types of PBAs:
    • Driver agents, Support agents, Design agents, Expertise agents, macro agents.

ND

NC

PBA-4

NC

AS

PBA-1

PBA-2

NC

PBA-3

MA

NCo

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