Title :
Operating system support for mobile agents
Author :
Johansen, Dag ; Van Renesse, Robbert ; Schneider, Fred B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Tromso Univ., Norway
Abstract :
The TACOMA project is concerned with implementing operating system support for agents, processes that migrate through a network. Two TACOMA prototypes have been completed; this paper outlines our experiences in building and using them. A mechanism for exchanging electronic cash was explored, as well as agent-based schemes for scheduling and fault-tolerance
Keywords :
EFTS; client-server systems; fault tolerant computing; financial data processing; network operating systems; operating systems (computers); scheduling; wireless LAN; TACOMA project; TACOMA prototypes; agent-based schemes; electronic cash exchange; fault-tolerance; mobile agents; operating system support; scheduling; Application software; Communication channels; Computer networks; Computer science; Fault tolerance; Mobile agents; Network servers; Operating systems; Processor scheduling; Prototypes;
Conference_Titel :
Hot Topics in Operating Systems, 1995. (HotOS-V), Proceedings., Fifth Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Orcas Island, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7081-9
DOI :
10.1109/HOTOS.1995.513452
