Software Agents for Future Communication Systems . [Paperback]

Agent technology has recently become one of the most vibrant and fastest growing areas in information technology. This is the first systematic introduction to software agents with the goal of exploiting them in future communication systems. The coherently written chapters provide complementary coverage of the relevant issues. Multi-agent systems and mobile agent approaches are presented and applied to important topics in future communication systems.Agent technology has recently become one of the most vibrant and fastest growing areas in information technology. And advanced digital communicatiion is a central enabling technology for the coming information society. So software agents and their exploitation for future communication systems are attracting particular attention from the research and development community as well as from economic and user communities interested in everyday private and professional digital communication applications. This monograph-like anthology is the first systematic introduction to software agents and future communication systems. Fifteen coherently written chapters by leading software agent researchers provide complementary coverage of the relevant issues. Multi-agent systems and mobile agent approaches are presented in a well-balanced way and applied to most important topics in future communication systems. In addition, the volume editors have provided a detailed introductory survey chapters.1: Future Communication Networks Using Software Agents.- 2: Agents of Change in Future Communication Systems.- 3: A Multi-Agent System Architecture for Scalable Management of High Performance Networks: Applying Arms Length Autonomy.- 4: Distributed Intelligent Agents: A Solution for the Management of Complex Telecommunications Services.- 5: Organization and Coordination for On-Line Routing in Communications Networks.- 6: Multi-Agent Interactions for a Network Management System (Tele-Macs Approach).- 7: Resource Adaptation for a Scalable Agent Soclc7