A comparison of mechanisms for locating mobile agents
Joachim Baumann · OPUS Publication Server of the University of Stuttgart (University of Stuttgart) · 1999
In this paper we present different possible approaches for locating mobile agents and introduce a classification for them. We will use this classification to categorize mechanisms proposed in standards and implemented in mobile agent systems. Then we assess the different mechanisms regarding their fault tolerance, their message complexity and the migration delay they induce. We conclude by combining the different assessments to allow a comparison of all mechanisms.