Title :
A population control protocol for mobile agent based workflow automation
Author :
Flores-Badillo, Marina ; Padilla-Duarte, Adrián ; López-Mellado, Ernesto
Author_Institution :
CINVESTAV Unidad Guadalajara, Zapopan, Mexico
Abstract :
This paper deals with agent location and loss detection in a mobile agent based workflow automation scheme. A protocol for population control of agents evolving through Internet is proposed. It is supported by the handling of allowed timing in agent mission execution, allowing passive and active termination of agents, opportune localization of agents and orphan detection. The protocol is specified using stopwatch Petri nets allowing a clear definition of tasks requiring the handling of time.
Keywords :
Internet; Petri nets; mobile agents; protocols; workflow management software; Internet; agent location; agent mission execution; loss detection; mobile agent; opportune localization; orphan detection; population control protocol; stopwatch Petri nets; workflow automation; Automatic control; Automation; Communication system control; Control systems; Cybernetics; Internet; Mobile agents; Petri nets; Protocols; Resource management; Interorganizational Workflow; Mobile agents; Population control; Stopwatch Petri nets;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 2009. SMC 2009. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Antonio, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2793-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1062-922X
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.2009.5346677
