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HoloJade: A Role Based Holonic Extension for JADE

HoloJade: A Role Based Holonic Extension for JADE

Ahmad Esmaeili, Nasser Mozayani
Copyright: © 2010 |Volume: 2 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 15
ISSN: 1943-0744|EISSN: 1943-0752|EISBN13: 9781609604035|DOI: 10.4018/jats.2010040104
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Esmaeili, Ahmad, and Nasser Mozayani. "HoloJade: A Role Based Holonic Extension for JADE." IJATS vol.2, no.2 2010: pp.49-63. http://doi.org/10.4018/jats.2010040104

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Esmaeili, A. & Mozayani, N. (2010). HoloJade: A Role Based Holonic Extension for JADE. International Journal of Agent Technologies and Systems (IJATS), 2(2), 49-63. http://doi.org/10.4018/jats.2010040104

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Esmaeili, Ahmad, and Nasser Mozayani. "HoloJade: A Role Based Holonic Extension for JADE," International Journal of Agent Technologies and Systems (IJATS) 2, no.2: 49-63. http://doi.org/10.4018/jats.2010040104

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Abstract

Holonic Multi-Agent Systems (HMAS) provide a convenient and relevant way to analyze, model, and simulate complex systems in which a large number of entities are interacting at different levels of abstraction. Many models have been proposed for the implementation of these systems; however, most are not general enough to cover applications other than the ones for which they are applied. In this paper, the authors introduce HoloJade, an extension to JADE platform, as a generic solution for the development of HMASs in which Holons and their assigned roles are presented as first level entities available at runtime. This includes a detailed description of the extension, in terms of its meta-model, the needed protocols for the possible interactions, and facilities for the reorganization of the holons. In this paper, the authors also present a hypothetical library example to demonstrate the steps for designing a holonic structure using this extension.

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