Intelligent Agents for Telecommunication Applications: Second International Workshop, IATA'98, Paris, France, July 4-7, 1998, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 1437)

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Intelligent Agents for Telecommunication Applications, IATA'98, held in Paris, France, in July 1998, in conjunction with the 1998 Agents World Conference. The book presents 17 revised full papers carefully selected for inclusion in the volume. The book is divided into topical sections on network architecture, network configuration and planning, network optimization, network management, agent-based architectures for service applications. Front matter Chapter 1 1 Introduction 2 Problem Modeling 3 Related Work 4 Blocking Islands ??? ?-Blocking Islands ??? ?-Blocking Island Graphs 5 Blocking Island Hierarchy 6 Maintaining the Blocking Island Hierarchy 7 Routing Using the Blocking Island Hierarchy 8 Distributed Resource Allocation by Agents 9 Conclusion 10 References Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 1 Introduction 2 Antenna Parameter Setting Problem 2.1 Overview 2.2 Model 2.3 Goals and Constraints 3 Evolutionary Algorithms approach. 3.1 Genetic Modeling 3.2 Genetic Behavior 4 Multi-Agents Approach 4.1 Agent Modeling 4.1.1 Meshes 4.1.2 Antennae 4.2 Agent Behavior 5 Conclusion 6 Bibliography Chapter 20 1 Introduction 2 System Overview 2.1 Location Service 3 Server Deployment 3.1 Deployment Algorithm 4 Dynamic Behaviour 4.1 Simulation Environment 4.1.1 Results 4.2 Results with Weak Inter-server Synchronisation 4.2.1 Parameters Configuration 4.3 Server Deployment with Strong Synchronised Systems 5 Related Work 6 Conclusions and Future Work Acknowledgements 7 References Chapter 21 1 Introduction 2 Telecommunications - ATM Management 2.1 Virtual Path Connection Management 3 Distributed Multi-Agent Control 3.1 The Distributed Multi-layered Agent Control Architecture (Tele-MACS) 4 Principal Agent Control Actions 4.2 Simple Network Survivability example 4.3 Control of the Routing part of Connection Admission Control 4.4 High level Facility Agent activity and tasks 5 Preliminary Results Acknowledgements 6 Conclusion 7 References Chapter 22 Introduction Routing in Telecommunications Networks Agent-Based Routing and Network Control Ant-Like Agents Outline of the Paper Algorithms Original Algorithm [32,33] “Smarter” Agents Limitations and Future Work Acknowledgments References Chapter 23 Introduction Background ATM Knowledge Different Approaches to PVC Configuration Management Manager to Manager Based PVC Configuration Management CORBA Based PVC Configuration Management Mobile Code Based PVC Configuration Management Comparison of Methods Framework for Net Management with Mobile Code Infrastructure for Mobile Code Aspects of Mobile Agent Based PVC Provisioning Interface to Legacy Systems Mapping PVC Common View to Vendor Specific MIB Deglet Migration Conclusions Testing Summary Future Work Acknowledgements References: Chapter 24 Introduction Plug-and-Play Strategies A Scheme with Local Repositories Advantages Disadvantages A Scheme with Remote Repositories Advantages Disadvantages A Scheme Based on CORBA Advantages Disadvantages A Scheme Based On mobile Code Advantages Disadvantages Conclusions and Future Work Acknowledgments References Chapter 25 Introduction Background and Motivation System Architecture A Layered System Architecture Agent Interactions Commitment and De-commitment of Resources Agent Design Link Agents Path Agents Buying Behaviour Selling Behaviour Call Agents Experiments Sparse call arrival - short call duration Intermediate call arrival medium call duration Dense call arrival long call duration Discussion Related Work Conclusions and Future Work References Chapter 26 Introduction The Software Problem Management Scenario Realisation Using Agents Prototype Architecture Description of Agents Involved (null) Message Handling Agent (MHA) Agent Reception Agent (ARA) Content Handler Search Agents (CHSA) Diagnostic Search Agents (DSA) Local Database Agent (DBA) Alter-Ego Agent for the technician (AEA) The Problem Management Process Implementation Discussion Summary Acknowledgements Disclaimer References Chapter 27 1 Introduction 2 Mobile Code Environment (MCE) 3 Mobile Agents Types 4 Swarm Intelligence 5 Service Dependency Modeling 6 Agent System Architecture 6.1 Agent Classes 7 Conclusions and Future Work Acknowledgements 8 References Chapter 28 Introduction Related Work Network Management with Agents, Intelligence and Mobility The Architecture General Architecture Local Services Global Services Priorities Transaction Capabilities Migration Control Multiple Agent Code Transfer Schemes Implementation Impact of Prioritization Conclusion Future Work Acknowledgments References Chapter 29 1 Motivation 2 Preliminaries 2.1 Conceptual Modelling 2.1.1 Definition: 2.1.2 Definition: 2.1.3 Definition: 3 The Transformation 3.1 Pre-processing 3.2 Static Schema Transformation 3.3 Dynamic Schema Transformation 4 Detecting Service Interference - An Example 5 Concluding Remarks Acknowledgements 6 References Chapter 30 Introduction Agents in Seamless Personal Information Networking Living Lab: SPINís Real-World Multi-Agent System Testbed SPINís Agent launch environment What is SPINís Agent launch environment? Types of users who interact with the agent launch environment SPIN main agents in the launch environment PCA Conversion Agents (null) (null) Text-Speech Agent Fax-Text Agent Video-Audio Agent Connection Agents (null) (null) WWW Connector Pager Connector Network Elements Agents Service Agents Shopping Agents Example Scenario Scenario for adding a component First Generation Seamless Messaging Prototype in Agent Testbed Seamless Messaging Application Requirements Personalizing the System PCA Classifier Behaviour PCA Action Definer Behaviour Electronic Secretary Agent Mediating the Devices: the Device Manager Agent Implementation of Seamless Messaging Future Work and Conclusions Acknowledgements References Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Introduction Configuration Case Study Agent Environment Agent Functionality Personal Communications Agent (PCA) PCA Interactions Service Provider Agent (SPA). Service Provider Agent interactions Network Provider Agent (NPA). Network Provider Agent interactions Local Registration Authority (LRA) Prototype Design PCA Architecture and components Experimentation and evaluation Current status and further work Acknowledgements Disclaimer References Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Introduction Using agents Agents for Telecommunication Systems and Applications Electronic Marketplaces a Platform for Agents JIAC - The Toolkit for Agent Oriented Telecommunication Applications Agents and Marketplaces Communication Scripts Services Hierarchies of marketplaces Brokering - in the Search of Services Routing of messages Components of Agents Communication Protocols The Tools of JIAC Applications of JIAC – Examples JIAC - a resume Conclusions References

this Book Constitutes The Refereed Proceedings Of The Second International Workshop On Intelligent Agents For Telecommunication Applications, Iata'98, Held In Paris, France, In July 1998, In Conjunction With The 1998 Agents World Conference.
the Book Presents 17 Revised Full Papers Carefully Selected For Inclusion In The Volume. The Book Is Divided Into Topical Sections On Network Architecture, Network Configuration And Planning, Network Optimization, Network Management, Agent-based Architectures For Service Applications.

Many applications, especially those related to multimedia, require that information be transmitted in a communication network with certain quality of service guarantees.