基于ACL的移动agent/智能agent互操作插件(英文)

ACL Based Interoperability Addon Between Mobile Agent and Intelligent Agent

软件agent正成为互操作的、开放的分布系统重要的设计方法。移动agent和智能agent的起源、实现、应用平台及其支持团体都不同，但是移动agent和智能agent方法的目的都是达到适应的、灵活的协作，尤其是动态变化环境中的分布系统内或分布系统间的互操作性。文中分析了OMG的移动agent与FIPA的智能agent的异同和在特定应用环境中的优劣；讨论了基于ACL的协调、集成MASIF与FIPA标准的方法，并开发了MASIF-FIPA插件。

Software agents are becoming an important design paradigm for inter-operating open, distributed systems. Mobile agents and intelligent agents are obviously different in origins, emphases, implementation and application platforms and interests of the supporting communities. But both mobile agents and intelligent agents paradigms are targeting adaptive and flexible co-operation, particularly for interoperability between or within distributed systems in a dynamically changing environment. In this paper, the similarities and differences, advantages and disadvantages of the OMG mobile agent and FIPA intelligent agent approaches in specific application context are analyzed. Based on the analysis, two ACL based possibilities are discussed for harmonizing and integrating the two standards and a MASIF-FIPA addon is also developed.