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The Contract Net Protocol: High-Level Communication and Control in a Distributed Problem Solver
IEEE Transactions on Computers · 1980 · Vol. C-29(12) · pp. 1104–1113
Abstract
The contract net protocol has been developed to specify problem-solving communication and control for nodes in a distributed problem solver. Task distribution is affected by a negotiation process, a discussion carried on between nodes with tasks to be executed and nodes that may be able to execute those tasks.
Multi-Agent Systems and NegotiationLogic, Reasoning, and KnowledgeMobile Agent-Based Network ManagementComputer scienceContract Net ProtocolProtocol (science)SolverTask (project management)Distributed computingProblem solverProcess (computing)NegotiationComputer network
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