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Context-Aware Service Provisioning in Next-Generation Networks: An Agent Approach

Context-Aware Service Provisioning in Next-Generation Networks: An Agent Approach

Vedran Podobnik, Krunoslav Trzec, Gordan Jezic
Copyright: © 2007 |Volume: 2 |Issue: 4 |Pages: 22
ISSN: 1554-1045|EISSN: 1554-1053|ISSN: 1554-1045|EISBN13: 9781615203512|EISSN: 1554-1053|DOI: 10.4018/jitwe.2007100103
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Podobnik, Vedran, et al. "Context-Aware Service Provisioning in Next-Generation Networks: An Agent Approach." IJITWE vol.2, no.4 2007: pp.41-62. http://doi.org/10.4018/jitwe.2007100103

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Podobnik, V., Trzec, K., & Jezic, G. (2007). Context-Aware Service Provisioning in Next-Generation Networks: An Agent Approach. International Journal of Information Technology and Web Engineering (IJITWE), 2(4), 41-62. http://doi.org/10.4018/jitwe.2007100103

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Podobnik, Vedran, Krunoslav Trzec, and Gordan Jezic. "Context-Aware Service Provisioning in Next-Generation Networks: An Agent Approach," International Journal of Information Technology and Web Engineering (IJITWE) 2, no.4: 41-62. http://doi.org/10.4018/jitwe.2007100103

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Abstract

This article presents an application of a multi-agent system in ubiquitous computing scenarios characteristic of next-generation networks. Next-generation networks will create environments populated with a vast number of consumers, which will possess diverse types of context-aware devices. In such environments, the consumer should be able to access all the available services anytime, from any place, and by using any of its communication-enabled devices. Consequently, next-generation networks will require efficient mechanisms which can match consumers’ demands (requested services) to network-operators’ supplies (available services). The authors propose an agent approach for enabling autonomous coordination between all the entities across the telecom value chain, thus enabling automated context-aware service provisioning for the consumers. Furthermore, the authors hope that the proposed service discovery model will not only be interesting from a scientific point of view, but also amenable to real-world applications.

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