System Name: MATS - Mobile agent teams
Current Version: Beta
Organization: British Telecom
Entry status: authoritative
Supported platforms:
platforms supporting Java 1.1
Supported languages:
Java 1.1 and above
Implemented standards: none
Type of migration:
strong
How many threads or processes are possible per agent? unlimited
Local communication mechanisms and format of data:
Voyager messaging protocols
Asynchronous, synchronous, and future forwarding
Global communication mechanisms:
How the communication partner can be addressed:
Agent naming mechanism
Resource access control mechanism:
Supervisor agents built into the system.
Agent tracking:
none
Directory of services:
none
Type of code migration:
all classes as a whole from sending host
Other special features:
Heterogenous architecture, very specialised functions per agent
Availability:
not available
License terms:
n/a
Article that describe the current system best:
R Ghanea-Hercock, J Collis, D Ndumu.
"Co-operating Mobile Agents for distributed parallel processing", =
Autonomous Agents '99, Seattle.
Year of first publication of systems description: 1999
Project URL: http://www.labs.bt.com/projects/agents/index.htm
Contacts Email Address: ghanear@info.bt.co.uk
Last modification date of this entry: Tue Jun 29 15:40:16 MET DST 1999