Mobile Agents for Telecommunication Applications 4th International Workshop, MATA 2002 Barcelona, Spain, October 23-24, 2002, Proceedings /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Karmouch, Ahmed (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Magedanz, Thomas (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Delgado, Jaime (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2002.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2002.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2521
• Subjects: Computer communication systems.; Electrical engineering.; Software engineering.; Operating systems (Computers).; Artificial intelligence.; Computer Communication Networks.; Communications Engineering, Networks.; Software Engineering.; Operating Systems.; Artificial Intelligence.

Research in the telecommunications ?eld suggests that future network infrastructures will be composed of sensors, wireless devices, personal digital assistants, networked appliances and numerous types of services. This brings up key issues such as unfamiliar users and service interfaces, discovering...

Table of Contents:

• Agent Architectures, Frameworks and Platforms
• Options for Reusing Agent Conversations
• Multi-management Schemes for MAF Platforms
• An Architecture for Negotiation with Mobile Agents
• Mobile Agent Frameworks for Telecommunication Services
• Internet Agents for Effective Collaboration
• Programming and Executing Telecommunication Service Logic with Moorea Reactive Mobile Agents
• Generic Engineering Approach for Agent-Based System Development
• Mobile Agents in Active Networks
• An Ecosystem-Inspired Mobile Agent Middleware for Active Network Management
• An Enhanced Mobility Management Mechanism for Active Access Networks
• An Architecture for Active Network Performance Management Based on Intelligent Agents
• Context Aware and Ad Hoc Communications
• Agent-Based Context-Aware Ad Hoc Communication
• Designing Multimedia Service Agents for Mobile Users
• A Mobile Agent-Based Framework for Configurable Sensor Networks
• Distributed Monitoring and Network Management
• Evaluation of Migration Strategies for Mobile Agents in Network Routing
• A Hybrid Approach to Network Performance Monitoring Based on Mobile Agents and CORBA
• Mobile Agent Distribution in a Game-Theoretic Approach
• Security for Mobile Agents
• Anonymous Communications for Mobile Agents
• Implementation of Secure Architectures for Mobile Agents in MARISM-A
• Mobile Computing and QoS Management
• Quality of Service Management in IP Networks Using Mobile Agent Technology
• Transparent QoS Support of Network Applications Using Netlets
• FIPA-Based QoS Negotiator for Nomadic Agents
• Migration and Network Management
• System and Network Management Itineraries for Mobile Agents
• Four Multi-agent Architectures for Intelligent Network Load Management
• Automated Management of IP Networks through Policy and Mobile Agents
• Mobile Services
• Facilitating Agent Messaging on PDAs
• Mobile Agents for Discovering and Accessing Services in Nomadic Environments
• Collaborative Environments and Services
• An Extensible Mobile-Agent-Based Framework for Coordinating Distributed Information Retrieval Applications
• Seamless Incorporation of Agents in an E-Commerce Intermediation Platform
• UNITE - An Agent-Oriented Teamwork Environment.