System Name: MIPLACE
Current Version: 2.1.2
Organization: NEC Corporation
Entry status: authoritative
Supported platforms:
Solaris2.5.1
Windows95/98/NT
Supported languages:
Java
Implemented standards: Partially MASIF
Type of migration:
weak
How many threads or processes are possible per agent? not limited (depends on runtime-environment)
Local communication mechanisms and format of data:
JavaRMI and Java serialized Object
Global communication mechanisms:
JavaRMI, JavaIDL, CORBA
How the communication partner can be addressed:
By hostname or IP address
Resource access control mechanism:
none
Agent tracking:
local register
Directory of services:
local
Type of code migration:
all classes as a whole from either sending host or code server
Other special features:
* Code generator for agent-application
* Useful GUI for management (including realtime
agent monitor/tracker, agent-launcher,
user-/agent-register, etc.)
* Support for permanent object (which means
agent is storable to disk)
Availability:
not available
License terms:
non-commercial use
Article that describe the current system best:
"Mobile and Intelligent Platform for Agent Communication
Environment: MIPLACE"
(in NEC RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT vol.40,No.3 July 1999)
"Approach for wide use of Agent Communication Systems"
(in APNOMS'99 Session 7.3)
Year of first publication of systems description: 1999
Project URL: It is not opened to the public yet, and will opened on Oct, 1999.
Contacts Email Address: kazuyuki@nmd.mt.nec.co.jp
Last modification date of this entry: Fri Aug 13 08:56:22 MET DST 1999