The Contract Net Protocol: High-Level Communication and Control in a Distributed Problem Solver

19803,664 citationsJournal Article

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The contract net protocol has been developed to specify problem-solving communication and control for nodes in a distributed problem solver. Task distribution is affected by a negotiation process, a discussion carried on between nodes with tasks to be executed and nodes that may be able to execute those tasks.

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Multi-Agent Systems and Negotiation Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge Mobile Agent-Based Network Management

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Published in: IEEE Transactions on Computers

Volume C-29, Issue 12, pp. 1104-1113

DOI: 10.1109/tc.1980.1675516

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The Contract Net Protocol: High-Level Communication and Control in a Distributed Problem Solver

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