BIB-VERSION:: CS-TR-v2.0
ID:: ncstrl.dartmouthcs//TR96-285
ENTRY:: May 02, 1996
ORGANIZATION:: Dartmouth College, Computer Science
TITLE:: Mobile agents for mobile computing
TYPE:: Technical Report (paper)
REVISION:: 1
AUTHOR:: Gray, Robert S.
AUTHOR:: Kotz, David
AUTHOR:: Nog, Saurab
AUTHOR:: Rus, Daniela
AUTHOR:: Cybenko, George
DATE:: May 1996
RETRIEVAL:: For a paper copy, email <reports@cs.dartmouth.edu>
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       Technical Report Librarian
       Department of Computer Science
       Dartmouth College
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       Hanover, NH 03755-3510
       USA
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RETRIEVAL:: PDF at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/reports/TR96-285.pdf
ABSTRACT:: 
Mobile agents are programs that can move through a network
under their own control, migrating from host to host and interacting
with other agents and resources on each.  We argue that these mobile,
autonomous agents have the potential to provide a convenient,
efficient and robust programming paradigm for distributed
applications, particularly when partially connected computers are
involved.  Partially connected computers include mobile computers such
as laptops and personal digital assistants as well as modem-connected
home computers, all of which are often disconnected from the network.
In this paper, we describe the design and implementation of our
mobile-agent system, Agent Tcl, and the specific features that support
mobile computers and disconnected operation.  These features include
network-sensing tools and a docking system that allows an agent
to transparently move between mobile computers, regardless of when the
computers connect to the network.
END:: ncstrl.dartmouthcs//TR96-285