An Experimental Evaluation of Domain-Independent Fault Handling Services in Open Multi-Agent Systems

Abstract

A critical challenge to creating effective open multi-agent systems is allowing them to operate effectively in the face of potential failures. In this paper, we present an experimental evaluation of a set of domain-independent services designed to handle the failure modes ("exceptions") that can occur in such environments, applied to the well-known "Contract Net" multi-agent system coordination protocol. We show that these services can produce substantially more effective fault-handling behavior than standard existing techniques, while allowing simpler agent implementations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA457853

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  • Chrysanthos Dellarocas
  • Mark Klein

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  • Autonomy
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  • Artificial Intelligence
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  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
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  • Computer science

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