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

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December 1980 (vol. 29 no. 12)

pp. 1104-1113

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	R.G. Smith, "The Contract Net Protocol: High-Level Communication and Control in a Distributed Problem Solver," IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol. 29, no. 12, pp. 1104-1113, December, 1980.

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	@article{ 10.1109/TC.1980.1675516, author = {R.G. Smith}, title = {The Contract Net Protocol: High-Level Communication and Control in a Distributed Problem Solver}, journal ={IEEE Transactions on Computers}, volume = {29}, number = {12}, issn = {0018-9340}, year = {1980}, pages = {1104-1113}, doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/TC.1980.1675516}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA}, }

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	TY - JOUR JO - IEEE Transactions on Computers TI - The Contract Net Protocol: High-Level Communication and Control in a Distributed Problem Solver IS - 12 SN - 0018-9340 SP1104 EP1113 EPD - 1104-1113 A1 - R.G. Smith, PY - 1980 KW - task-sharing KW - Artificial Intelligence (AI) KW - connection KW - cooperation KW - distributed problem solving KW - focus KW - high-level protocols KW - negotiation KW - resource allocation VL - 29 JA - IEEE Transactions on Computers ER -

R.G. Smith, Defence Research Establishment Atlantic

DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/TC.1980.1675516

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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task-sharing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), connection, cooperation, distributed problem solving, focus, high-level protocols, negotiation, resource allocation

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R.G. Smith, "The Contract Net Protocol: High-Level Communication and Control in a Distributed Problem Solver," IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol. 29, no. 12, pp. 1104-1113, Dec. 1980, doi:10.1109/TC.1980.1675516

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