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Ensuring the qos in computer networks through the use of the pay&require multi-agent system and electronic auctions

Publication date: 31.10.2018

Technical Transactions, 2018, Volume 10 Year 2018 (115), pp. 71 - 84

https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.18.146.9094

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Dariusz Żelasko
ICT Institute, Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Cracow University of Technology
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5125-3647 Orcid
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Ensuring the qos in computer networks through the use of the pay&require multi-agent system and electronic auctions

Abstract

We współczesnych sieciach komputerowych bardzo często wykorzystywane są systemy agentowe. Podstawowym zastosowanie agentów jest zarządzanie systemami, np. SNMP i komunikacja klient-serwer. W artykule opisano mechanizm Pay&Require w którym zastosowano podejście wieloagentowe do zapewniania QoS w sieciach komputerowych. Cechą wyróżniającą mechanizm P&R jest kompleksowe podejście do współpracy agentów odpowiedzialnych za monitorowanie ruchu, reakcja na żądania użytkowników dotyczące QoS, rekonfiguracja na podstawie zdarzeń i pośrednictwo w zakupie jakości. Pośrednictwo to opiera się na różnych modelach – od prostego agenta reaktywnego do agenta z możliwością uczenia. Prezentowane podejście wykorzystuje aukcje, w których agenci (pośrednicy) mogą kupować parametry dotyczące jakości zgodnie z oczekiwaniami klienta. Wykorzystanie aukcji pozwala na dynamiczne kształtowanie cen usług transmisji. 

In modern computer networks, agent-based systems are widely used. The very fundamental usage of agents are for management systems e.g. supporting SNMP-based databases and multiple client-server communications. This paper describes the Pay&Require mechanism implementing a multi-agent approach for a QoS-enabled computer network. The unique features of the P&R system are its comprehensive approach to the cooperation of agents dedicated to traffic monitoring, the selective response to the QoSoriented admission of user requests, event-driven reconfiguration and transmission quality brokerage. The brokerage in quality purchase was based on different models – from a simple reactive agent to an agent with learning capabilities. The presented approach uses auctions in which agents (brokers) can buy quality parameters according to customer requirements. The use of auctions allows the dynamic pricing of data transmission services.

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Information: Technical Transactions, 2018, Volume 10 Year 2018 (115), pp. 71 - 84

Article type: Original article

Titles:

Polish:

Ensuring the qos in computer networks through the use of the pay&require multi-agent system and electronic auctions

English:

Ensuring the qos in computer networks through the use of the pay&require multi-agent system and electronic auctions

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5125-3647

Dariusz Żelasko
ICT Institute, Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Cracow University of Technology
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5125-3647 Orcid
All publications →

ICT Institute, Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Cracow University of Technology

Published at: 31.10.2018

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