A framework of reusable structures for mobile agent development

TL;DR

This paper introduces a unifying framework for mobile agent development that enhances interoperability and simplifies deployment, demonstrated through a case study in virtual learning environments.

Contribution

It presents a novel framework for reusable agent structures and behaviors, promoting interoperability and ease of deployment across agent platforms.

Findings

Framework improves agent platform interoperability

Reusable behaviors facilitate rapid agent deployment

Case study demonstrates practical feasibility

Abstract

Mobile agents research is clearly aiming towards imposing agent based development as the next generation of tools for writing software. This paper comes with its own contribution to this global goal by introducing a novel unifying framework meant to bring simplicity and interoperability to and among agent platforms as we know them today. In addition to this, we also introduce a set of agent behaviors which, although tailored for and from the area of virtual learning environments, are none the less generic enough to be used for rapid, simple, useful and reliable agent deployment. The paper also presents an illustrative case study brought forward to prove the feasibility of our design.