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Towards a reference model for agent-based systems
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Towards a reference model for agent-based systems

Pragnesh Modi, Spiros Mancoridis, William Mongan, William Regli and Israel Mayk
Proceedings of the fifth international joint conference on autonomous agents and multiagent systems, v 2006, pp 1475-1482
08 May 2006
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/1160633.1160922

Abstract

intelligent agents reference model
The current state of the art in agent technology sees that several implementations of agent frameworks exist. However, there is little agreement on the terms and concepts used to describe such systems, which is a significant barrier towards adoption of these technologies by industry, military and commercial entities. A clear definition of terms and concepts at an appropriate level of abstraction is needed to facilitate discussion, evaluation and adoption of these emerging agent technologies. In this paper, we argue that a reference model for agent-based systems can fill this need. We discuss what a reference model is, why one is needed for agent-based systems, and our proposed methodology for creating such a reference model. While the complete model is a work in progress, we present a preliminary version to motivate further discussion from the agents community at large. It is our hope that ultimately a wider community of practice will assume responsibility for the standardization similar to the way that the well-known seven-layer Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model was a driving force underlying communications standards.

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