Write Once, Move Anywhere: Toward Dynamic Interoperability of Mobile Agent Systems

Authors

Arne Grimstrup, Dartmouth CollegeFollow
Robert Gray, Dartmouth CollegeFollow
David Kotz, Dartmouth College
Thomas Cowin, University of West FloridaFollow
Greg Hill, University of West Florida
Niranjan Suri, University of West Florida
Daria Chacon, Lockheed-Martin Advanced Technology LaboratoryFollow
Martin Hofmann, Lockheed-Martin Advanced Technology Laboratory

Document Type

Technical Report

Publication Date

7-19-2001

Technical Report Number

TR2001-411

Abstract

Mobile agents are an increasingly popular paradigm, and in recent years there has been a proliferation of mobile-agent systems. These systems are, however, largely incompatible with each other. In particular, agents cannot migrate to a host that runs a different mobile-agent system. Prior approaches to interoperability have tried to force agents to use a common API, and so far none have succeeded. Our goal, summarized in the catch phrase ``Write Once, Move Anywhere,'' led to our efforts to develop mechanisms that support dynamic runtime interoperability of mobile-agent systems. This paper describes the Grid Mobile-Agent System, which allows agents to migrate to different mobile-agent systems.

Comments

Revised July 25, 2001.

Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation

Grimstrup, Arne; Gray, Robert; Kotz, David; Cowin, Thomas; Hill, Greg; Suri, Niranjan; Chacon, Daria; and Hofmann, Martin, "Write Once, Move Anywhere: Toward Dynamic Interoperability of Mobile Agent Systems" (2001). Computer Science Technical Report TR2001-411. https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/cs_tr/231