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Software Architecture Attributes of Multi-agent Systems

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Agent-Oriented Software Engineering (AOSE 2000)

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Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) introduce a unique software architecture style. MAS developed to date have several common architectural characteristics, even though differences in their design and implementation result in variations in their strengths and weaknesses. In this paper we study software-architectural properties of MAS to support the assessment of their suitability to the solution of computational problems. We present three MAS case-studies to demonstrate architectural properties and their effect on system functionality.

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  1. IBM Research Lab in Haifa, the Tel-Aviv Site IBM Building, 2 Weizmann St. Tel-Aviv, 61336, Israel

    Onn Shehory

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  1. Department of Information Science, University of Bologna, Mura Anteo Zamboni 7, 40127, Bologna, Italy

    Paolo Ciancarini

  2. Department of Computer Science, The University of Liverpool, Chadwick Building, Peach Street, L69 7ZF, Liverpool, UK

    Michael J. Wooldridge

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Shehory, O. (2001). Software Architecture Attributes of Multi-agent Systems. In: Ciancarini, P., Wooldridge, M.J. (eds) Agent-Oriented Software Engineering. AOSE 2000. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1957. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44564-1_5

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