In: Proc. 7th Int. Symp. on Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems (MASCOTS'99), 24-28 October 1999, College Park, MD, pages 314-321. 1999.
Abstract: A framework for developing `mobile agent' systems is described based on Petri net models of design patterns in the Aglets workbench. The `meeting' and `interaction' design patterns are investigated. The models can be automatically configured from Java source programs, and can account for stochastic parameters such as port contention at hosts, agent registration, background workloads and scalability issues, such as bounds on total number of agents that may be supported at a host. The models are verified by comparing the performance of an application in Aglets with Petri net simulations in the GreatSPN simulator.
Keywords: Aglets workbench, GreatSPN, mobile agents, stochastic petri nets.