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The agent and multi-agent system paradigm has changed the development process of certain software systems. The technologies employed in multi-agent systems must be adapted for their correct utilization in real-time environments. The main deficiencies detected for the correct integration of these systems are examined in this article. The paper proposes a solution for the specification of some temporal restrictions in the system interactions. The article shows an approximation allowing the incorporation of time in the agent communication process for real-time environments. The article also presents an example that illustrates the applicability of the proposal.
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Soler, J., Julián, V., García-Fornes, A., Botti, V. (2004). Real-Time Extensions in Multi-agent Communication. In: Conejo, R., Urretavizcaya, M., Pérez-de-la-Cruz, JL. (eds) Current Topics in Artificial Intelligence. TTIA 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 3040. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-25945-9_46
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