Repository-based methodology of cooperation protocol design for multi-agent system

Abstract

This paper proposed a repository-based methodology of cooperation protocol design for multi-agent system (MAS). Software reuse is the essential of software engineering and also important to MAS development. Based on the repository, proposed methodology gives the guideline for fully reuse the existing codes and creating new protocol template to extent protocol library. Furthermore, a graphical design tool has been created to support the proposal and the code generation function actually reduced the coding burdens.