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\itemau{Zhang, Hao Lan; Pang, Chaoyi; Li, Xingsen; Shen, Bin; Jiang, Yan}
\itemti{A topological description language for agent networks.}
\itemso{Sheng, Quan Z. (ed.) et al., Web technologies and applications. 14th Asia-Pacific web conference, APWeb 2012, Kunming, China, April 11--13, 2012. Proceedings. Berlin: Springer (ISBN 978-3-642-29252-1/pbk). Lecture Notes in Computer Science 7235, 759-766 (2012).}
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Summary: Existing multi-agent systems lack a comprehensive methodology for agents to perceive the structures of a network, which they are residing in. This problem obstructs efficient agent communication and transmission within a multi-agent system. The demand for an efficient mechanism allowing an agent to sense other agents' locations has been growing substantially, since agents are mobile and cooperative entities. In this paper, we propose a new Topological Description Language for Agent networks, namely TDLA, to provide agents with the capability of understanding their environment. TDLA helps an agent perceive the network structure that it resides in. It adopts traditional topological analysis methods for local area networks and further tailored for agent networks.
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\itemut{agent topological language; agent network topology; multi-agent systems}
\itemli{doi:10.1007/978-3-642-29253-8\_74}
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