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Third International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems - Volume 1 (AAMAS'04)
pp. 118-125
Protocol Based Communication for Situated Multi-Agent Systems
Danny Weyns, K.U.Leuven
Elke Steegmans, K.U.Leuven
Tom Holvoet, K.U.Leuven
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In this paper we introduce a model for direct communication
in situated multi-agent systems. Direct communication
is typically associated with cognitive agents, where the
information encoded in the messages is related to a mental
state. This generally assumed view on communication however,
does not fit the approach of situated, behavior-based
agents. We propose a protocol-based communication model
for situated agents. Communication specified in terms of
protocols, i.e. well-defined sequences of messages, shifts the
focus of communication from the reasoning upon messages
towards the relationship between the exchanged messages.
The model decomposes communication into three functional
modules: message decoding, communicating and message
encoding. The core of the model, the communicating module
(1) interprets decoded messages and reacts to them in
accordance with the applicable protocol, and (2) initiates
or continues conversations when the conditions imposed by
the applicable protocol are satisfied.
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Citation:
Danny Weyns, Elke Steegmans, Tom Holvoet,
"Protocol Based Communication for Situated Multi-Agent Systems,"
aamas,
pp. 118-125,
Third International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems - Volume 1 (AAMAS'04),
2004
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