Configurable mobile agent and its fault-tolerance mechanism

Author

Wu, Chenggang ; Liu, Shaohui ; Wang, Bo ; Shi, Zhongzhi ; Gu, Hua

Author_Institution

Inst. of Comput. Technol., Acad. Sinica, Beijing, China

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

380

Lastpage

389

Abstract

The idea of performing client-server computing by transmission of executable programs between clients and servers has become highly popular among researchers and developers who are engaged in intelligent network services. Computing based on mobile agents is an important aspect of this idea. This paper focuses on researching the migration process of agents. A model based on modules is devised for constructing agents. A concurrent schedule method is presented, with which the agent migration can be easily implemented. Most of the unnecessary transmission of codes and data can be avoided by module reuse. Consequently, the executing period of mobile agents is reduced and their efficiency is improved. Additionally, a fault-tolerance mechanism is designed in the system to ensure that the agent can work even when some faults occur in the network or in the host

Keywords

client-server systems; fault tolerant computing; local area networks; message passing; mobile computing; scheduling; software agents; agent migration process; client-server computing; computer networks; concurrent schedule; configurable mobile agent; fault-tolerance; module reuse; Computer networks; Fault tolerance; Fault tolerant systems; Information processing; Intelligent networks; Laboratories; Mobile agents; Network servers; Processor scheduling; Satellite ground stations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Networks and Mobile Computing, 2001. Proceedings. 2001 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Los Alamitos, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7695-1381-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCNMC.2001.962622

Filename

962622