System Name: Ara - Agents for Remote Action
Current Version: 1.0a
Organization: University of Kaiserslautern
Entry status: authoritative
Supported platforms:
Sparc Solaris, Intel Linux, Sparc SunOS
Supported languages:
C, C++, Tcl, Java
Implemented standards: none
Type of migration:
strong
How many threads or processes are possible per agent? N.A.
Local communication mechanisms and format of data:
synchronous n:1 messaging, format free
Global communication mechanisms:
none
How the communication partner can be addressed:
symbolically named rendez-vous points
Resource access control mechanism:
none
Agent tracking:
none
Directory of services:
none
Type of code migration:
all classes as a whole from sending host
Other special features:
system core implemented in native code
(C), applications agents in various
languages (C/C++, Tcl, Java), further
interpreted languages adaptable by
implementing small
core-to-interpreter interface
Availability:
source code
License terms:
non-commercial use
Article that describe the current system best:
H. Peine and T. Stolpmann (1997)
The Architecture of the Ara Platform
for Mobile Agents
In Kurt Rothermel, Radu Popescu-Zeletin (Eds.): Proc. of the First
International Workshop on Mobile
Agents MA'97 (Berlin, Germany),
April 7-8th. Lecture Notes in Computer
Science No. 1219, Springer
Verlag, ISBN 3-540-62803-7.
Year of first publication of systems description: 1997
Project URL: http://wwwagss.informatik.uni-kl.de/Projekte/Ara/index_e.html
Contacts Email Address: peine@informatik.uni-kl.de
Last modification date of this entry: Wed Mar 27 10:52:12 MET 2002