Mobile Agents: Control Algorithms
In this monograph, Joachim Baumann provides in-depth coverage of essential research issues; namely, mechanisms for locating and terminating mobile agents and for orphan detection in a mobile agent system. The reader will gain insights into the design and implementation of three control mechanisms fo...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2000, 2000
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2000 |
| Series: | Lecture Notes in Computer Science
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Mobile Agents
- 3. System and Failure Model
- 4. Control Mechanisms for Mobile Agents
- 5. Distributed Garbage Collection
- 6. From Garbage Collection to Controll Mechanisms for Mobile Agents
- 7. Comparing the Mechanisms
- 8. Conclusion
- Appendix A. Fundamentals of Probability Theory
- Appendix B. Introduction to Fault Tolerance
- Appendix C. Fault Tolerance and Message Complexity