Intelligent Agents for Telecommunication Applications: Second International Workshop, IATA'98, Paris, France, July 4-7, 1998, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 1437)

✍ Scribed by Sahin Albayrak (editor), Francisco J. Garijo (editor)

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 509
• Edition: 1998
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Intelligent Agents for Telecommunication Applications, IATA'98, held in Paris, France, in July 1998, in conjunction with the 1998 Agents World Conference.
The book presents 17 revised full papers carefully selected for inclusion in the volume. The book is divided into topical sections on network architecture, network configuration and planning, network optimization, network management, agent-based architectures for service applications.

✦ Table of Contents

Front matter
Chapter 1
1 Introduction
2 Problem Modeling
3 Related Work
4 Blocking Islands
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5 Blocking Island Hierarchy
6 Maintaining the Blocking Island Hierarchy
7 Routing Using the Blocking Island Hierarchy
8 Distributed Resource Allocation by Agents
9 Conclusion
10 References
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
1 Introduction
2 Antenna Parameter Setting Problem
2.1 Overview
2.2 Model
2.3 Goals and Constraints
3 Evolutionary Algorithms approach.
3.1 Genetic Modeling
3.2 Genetic Behavior
4 Multi-Agents Approach
4.1 Agent Modeling
4.1.1 Meshes
4.1.2 Antennae
4.2 Agent Behavior
5 Conclusion
6 Bibliography
Chapter 20
1 Introduction
2 System Overview
2.1 Location Service
3 Server Deployment
3.1 Deployment Algorithm
4 Dynamic Behaviour
4.1 Simulation Environment
4.1.1 Results
4.2 Results with Weak Inter-server Synchronisation
4.2.1 Parameters Configuration
4.3 Server Deployment with Strong Synchronised Systems
5 Related Work
6 Conclusions and Future Work
Acknowledgements
7 References
Chapter 21
1 Introduction
2 Telecommunications - ATM Management
2.1 Virtual Path Connection Management
3 Distributed Multi-Agent Control
3.1 The Distributed Multi-layered Agent Control Architecture (Tele-MACS)
4 Principal Agent Control Actions
4.2 Simple Network Survivability example
4.3 Control of the Routing part of Connection Admission Control
4.4 High level Facility Agent activity and tasks
5 Preliminary Results
Acknowledgements
6 Conclusion
7 References
Chapter 22
Introduction
Routing in Telecommunications Networks
Agent-Based Routing and Network Control
Ant-Like Agents
Outline of the Paper
Algorithms
Original Algorithm [32,33]
“Smarter” Agents
Limitations and Future Work
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 23
Introduction
Background ATM Knowledge
Different Approaches to PVC Configuration Management
Manager to Manager Based PVC Configuration Management
CORBA Based PVC Configuration Management
Mobile Code Based PVC Configuration Management
Comparison of Methods
Framework for Net Management with Mobile Code
Infrastructure for Mobile Code
Aspects of Mobile Agent Based PVC Provisioning
Interface to Legacy Systems
Mapping PVC Common View to Vendor Specific MIB
Deglet Migration
Conclusions
Testing
Summary
Future Work
Acknowledgements
References:
Chapter 24
Introduction
Plug-and-Play Strategies
A Scheme with Local Repositories
Advantages
Disadvantages
A Scheme with Remote Repositories
Advantages
Disadvantages
A Scheme Based on CORBA
Advantages
Disadvantages
A Scheme Based On mobile Code
Advantages
Disadvantages
Conclusions and Future Work
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 25
Introduction
Background and Motivation
System Architecture
A Layered System Architecture
Agent Interactions
Commitment and De-commitment of Resources
Agent Design
Link Agents
Path Agents
Buying Behaviour
Selling Behaviour
Call Agents
Experiments
Sparse call arrival - short call duration
Intermediate call arrival medium call duration
Dense call arrival long call duration
Discussion
Related Work
Conclusions and Future Work
References
Chapter 26
Introduction
The Software Problem Management Scenario
Realisation Using Agents
Prototype Architecture
Description of Agents Involved
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Message Handling Agent (MHA)
Agent Reception Agent (ARA)
Content Handler Search Agents (CHSA)
Diagnostic Search Agents (DSA)
Local Database Agent (DBA)
Alter-Ego Agent for the technician (AEA)
The Problem Management Process
Implementation
Discussion
Summary
Acknowledgements
Disclaimer
References
Chapter 27
1 Introduction
2 Mobile Code Environment (MCE)
3 Mobile Agents Types
4 Swarm Intelligence
5 Service Dependency Modeling
6 Agent System Architecture
6.1 Agent Classes
7 Conclusions and Future Work
Acknowledgements
8 References
Chapter 28
Introduction
Related Work
Network Management with Agents, Intelligence and Mobility
The Architecture
General Architecture
Local Services
Global Services
Priorities
Transaction Capabilities
Migration Control
Multiple Agent Code Transfer Schemes
Implementation
Impact of Prioritization
Conclusion
Future Work
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 29
1 Motivation
2 Preliminaries
2.1 Conceptual Modelling
2.1.1 Definition:
2.1.2 Definition:
2.1.3 Definition:
3 The Transformation
3.1 Pre-processing
3.2 Static Schema Transformation
3.3 Dynamic Schema Transformation
4 Detecting Service Interference - An Example
5 Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgements
6 References
Chapter 30
Introduction
Agents in Seamless Personal Information Networking
Living Lab: SPINís Real-World Multi-Agent System Testbed
SPINís Agent launch environment
What is SPINís Agent launch environment?
Types of users who interact with the agent launch environment
SPIN main agents in the launch environment
PCA
Conversion Agents
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Text-Speech Agent
Fax-Text Agent
Video-Audio Agent
Connection Agents
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WWW Connector
Pager Connector
Network Elements Agents
Service Agents
Shopping Agents
Example Scenario
Scenario for adding a component
First Generation Seamless Messaging Prototype in Agent Testbed
Seamless Messaging Application Requirements
Personalizing the System
PCA Classifier Behaviour
PCA Action Definer Behaviour
Electronic Secretary Agent
Mediating the Devices: the Device Manager Agent
Implementation of Seamless Messaging
Future Work and Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Introduction
Configuration Case Study
Agent Environment
Agent Functionality
Personal Communications Agent (PCA)
PCA Interactions
Service Provider Agent (SPA).
Service Provider Agent interactions
Network Provider Agent (NPA).
Network Provider Agent interactions
Local Registration Authority (LRA)
Prototype Design
PCA Architecture and components
Experimentation and evaluation
Current status and further work
Acknowledgements
Disclaimer
References
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Introduction
Using agents
Agents for Telecommunication Systems and Applications
Electronic Marketplaces a Platform for Agents
JIAC - The Toolkit for Agent Oriented Telecommunication Applications
Agents and Marketplaces
Communication
Scripts
Services
Hierarchies of marketplaces
Brokering - in the Search of Services
Routing of messages
Components of Agents
Communication Protocols
The Tools of JIAC
Applications of JIAC – Examples
JIAC - a resume
Conclusions
References