NDLI: Novel software agent framework with embedded policy control

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Chiang, C.-Y.J. Chadha, R. Yuu-Heng Cheng Levin, G. Shihwei Li Poylisher, A.
Copyright Year	2005
Description	Author affiliation: Telcordia Technol., Piscataway, NJ, USA (Chiang, C.-Y.J.; Chadha, R.; Yuu-Heng Cheng; Levin, G.; Shihwei Li; Poylisher, A.)
Abstract	In general, agent frameworks allow the functionality of their agents to be augmented with plug-ins, and agents in a multi-agent system collaborate with other agents to achieve their collective and/or individual goals. This model poses a few issues in terms of function coordination: (i) to allow the insertions of plug-ins on-the-fly, an agent framework needs to properly schedule the execution of plug-ins in a timely, coordinated fashion; (ii) plug-ins may conflict with each other in their behavior; and (in) agents may need to adapt their behavior based on their environments, in addition to coordinating their actions according to their objectives. Recent advances in policy-based management research suggest a promising direction to remedy the deficiency of existing software agent frameworks. We envision that the coordination between the plug-ins within an agent as well as the compliance of agents with environmental requirements can be achieved via policy control. With policy control, agents can adapt their behavior dynamically to meet the ever-changing environmental requirements such as those posed by military wireless ad hoc networks. In this paper, we present a novel software agent framework with seamlessly integrated policy control. We first describe the concept of policy control and how it is integrated into this framework. Next we explain the process of policy in action, discuss in detail the functions and benefits of policy control, and elaborate on the agent behavior adaptation that enables agents to achieve their goals while meeting dynamic environmental requirements.
Starting Page	2863
Ending Page	2869
File Size	201004
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780393937
DOI	10.1109/MILCOM.2005.1606098
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2005-10-17
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Software agents Government Multiagent systems Mobile ad hoc networks Logistics Scalability Collaboration Scheduling Military computing Standards organizations
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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