Knowbot programming: System support for mobile agents (1996)
| Venue: | In Proceedings of the Fifth International Workshop on Object Orientation in Operating Systems (IWOOOS '96 |
| Citations: | 10 - 1 self |
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@INPROCEEDINGS{Hylton96knowbotprogramming:,
author = {Jeremy Hylton and Ken Manheimer and Fred L. Drake Jr. and Barry Warsaw and Roger Masse and Guido van Rossum and A Knowbot},
title = {Knowbot programming: System support for mobile agents},
booktitle = {In Proceedings of the Fifth International Workshop on Object Orientation in Operating Systems (IWOOOS '96},
year = {1996},
pages = {8--13}
}
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Abstract
Knowbot Programs are mobile agents intended for use in widely distributed systems like the Internet. We describe our experiences implementing security, process migration, and inter-process communication in a prototype system implemented using the object-oriented programming language Python. This infrastructure supports applications that are composed of multiple, autonomous agents that can migrate to use network resources more efficiently. 1. Introduction A Knowbot R fl Program is a combination of data and a thread of control that can move among nodes in a distributed system. The Knowbot Operating System provides a runtime environment for these programs which includes security mechanisms, support for migration, and facilities for communication between Knowbot Programs. Knowbot Programs enable an agent-based programming style that is well-suited for autonomous and network-efficient applications. Agents are autonomous, able to continue operation even when disconnected from their source...
