A fully-distributed, multiagent approach to negotiation in mobile ad-hoc networks

摘要

This paper presents an interaction protocol intended to be used in distributed negotiation problems using software agents,udwhich could be applied to multi-agent systems deployed over Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) connected via wirelessudnetworks. We are especially interested in semi-competitive scenarios, where each agent in the system acts on behalf of auduser, trying to maximize its user preferences while pursuing a common agreement. In these conditions, and especially ifudwe are dealing with open and dynamic environments like mobile ad-hoc networks, the goals and attitudes of softwareudagents cannot be guaranteed. Taking this into account we propose a protocol where interaction among agents is done in audfully-distributed manner, so that no user can have negotiation privileges over the others.