Design of a FIPA-compliant agent platform for limited devices

Abstract

Recent advances in micro-electronic and wireless technologies have fostered the proliferation of small devices with limited communication and processing power. We think that agent technology will be of great help in pervasive systems development. Pervasive systems are inherently dynamic, with devices continuously coming and going. Agents are autonomous software entities that can interact with their environment, and therefore they adapt well to such frequent changes. However, the use of Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) in pervasive environments possess important challenges, and it is necessary to adapt their design to meet these challenges. The first part of this paper describes the design of a FIPA compliant agent platform, adapted to the limited devices that work in pervasive environments. The second part describes the agent platform implementation in real devices, using the Java 2 Micro Edition technology. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003.