There several platforms for software agents or also agent development toolkits, which can facilitate the development of multi-agent systems.[1][2][3] Hereby, software agents are implemented as independent threads which communicate with each other using agent communication languages. Below is a chart intended to capture many of the features that are important to such platforms.
Comparison of platforms
edit| Platform | Description | License | Communication | Interoperability | Migration mechanism | GUI | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cougaar | Multi-agent systems; highly distributed, scalable, reliable, survivable applications; Domain independent; large scale distributed, complex, data intensive (can be configured for small-scaled embedded applications) | Cougaar Software Inc.; Vienna, Virginia, USA. | Cougaar Open Source License (COSL) is a modified version of the OSI approved BSD License | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2012 [4] |
| JACK | A framework in Java for multi-agent system development | Proprietary | Unknown | FIPA JACK | Unknown | Unknown | May 18, 2006 [5] |
| JADE | Distributed applications composed of autonomous entities | LGPL version 2; Telecom Italia; Torino & Parma, Italy | Asynchronous | FIPA | RMI | Yes | August 6, 2017 [6] |
| SARL | Distributed applications composed of autonomous entities | Apache version 2 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | May 27, 2021 (Version 0.12.0) [7] |
| IBM Agent Builder | Distributed applications composed of autonomous entities | Open source tool | Synchronous and asynchronous | MASIF | SOCKET | Partitially | May 11, 2021 [8] |
| ZEUS | A toolkit for building distributed multiagent systems | Open source tool | Asynchronous | FIPA | NO | Yes | Unknown [9] |
References
edit- ^ Chawla, Jaspreet; Ahlawat, Anil Kr (2021). "Resolving Interoperability Issues of Date with Null Value and Collection of Complex Data Types by Using JADE-WSIG Framework". Webology. 18 (1): 263–284. ISSN 1943-023X.
- ^ Singh, Aarti; Juneja, Dimple; Sharma, A. K. (25 November 2011). "Agent Development Toolkits". arXiv:1111.5930 [cs.MA].
- ^ Nguyen, G. "AGENT PLATFORM EVALUATION AND COMPARISON" (PDF). Rapport technique, Institute of Informatics, Bratislava, Slovakia. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Cougaar | Cougaar Agent Architecture Open-Source site". Archived from the original on 9 December 2012.
- ^ "Downloads". AOS Group. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "News | Jade Site".
- ^ "SARL News and Events".
- ^ "Agent Builder". www.ibm.com. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ Nwana, Hyacinth S.; Ndumu, Divine T.; Lee, Lyndon C.; Collis, Jaron C. (January 1999). "Zeus: A toolkit for building distributed multiagent systems". Applied Artificial Intelligence. 13 (1–2): 129–185. doi:10.1080/088395199117513. ISSN 0883-9514.