Title :
Architectural properties of CSCWD system based on multi C2 D2-agent
Author :
Zhan, Xiaosu ; Lin, Zongkai ; Xu, Guang ; Guo, Yuchai ; Liu, Mingye ; Ye, Meilong
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Comput. Technol., Acad. Sinica, Beijing, China
Abstract :
In order to accommodate the new changes brought by computer-supported cooperative design (CSCD) application systems, a new CSCWD (computer-supported cooperative work in design) system integration platform, based on multi-C2D2 (Control, Communication, DRM, DWE) agents, is required (where DRM = Description of Running Mode and DWE = Description of Working Environment). In this paper, a method in the form of a multi-agent system (MAS) based model for designing CSCWD systems and C2D2 agent concepts is proposed. The architectural properties of this type of CSCWD system are studied. We show the importance of constructing C2D2 agents and explore an architectural model for multi-agent-based CSCWD systems. We illustrate the structure of C2 D2 agents, especially autonomous interface agents, and discuss some design principles for such agents. In the CSCWD system, autonomous interface agents can expediently support synchronous applications
Keywords :
groupware; intelligent design assistants; multi-agent systems; software architecture; subroutines; CSCWD system; DRM module; DWE module; architectural properties; autonomous interface agents; communication module; computer-supported cooperative design; computer-supported cooperative work; control module; multi-C2D2 agents; multi-agent system; running mode description; software agent design principles; synchronous applications; system integration platform; working environment description; Collaboration; Collaborative work; Communication system control; Control systems; Environmental management; Humans; Mobile agents; Network servers; Software tools; Web server;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, The Sixth International Conference on, 2001
Conference_Location :
London, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-660-18493-1
DOI :
10.1109/CSCWD.2001.942284
