Port-based Agents (PBAs)

• Self-Adaptation needs autonomy and awareness.

  • Design, creation and installation.
  • Moving across network.
  • Knowledge of its goals and capabilities.

• Hierarchy of agents.

• Segmentation.

  • Spread over network.
  • Functionality and Information.

Port-Based

Agent

Variable

Input Ports

Configuration constants

(hw | app) dependence

Resource Ports:

comm, sensors, actuators

& other subsystems

Variable

Output Ports

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