Title :
Capacity of Coordinated Actions
Author :
Cover, T.M. ; Permuter, Haim H.
Author_Institution :
Stanford Univ., Stanford
Abstract :
We propose the problem of coordinating action over many nodes by distributed communication. The idea is to switch the emphasis from exchanging information to setting up cooperative action. Examples are given. We solve most 3-node problems but one remains open.
Keywords :
information theory; communication switching; cooperative action; coordinating action; distributed communication; information exchange; Communication switching; Decoding; Distributed control; Game theory; Optimal control; Quantum mechanics; Relays; Switches; Virtual manufacturing; Zinc;
Conference_Titel :
Information Theory, 2007. ISIT 2007. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1397-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISIT.2007.4557184
