TY - JOUR
T1 - A flexible videoconference system based on multiagent framework
AU - Suganuma, Takuo
AU - Imai, Shintaro
AU - Kinoshita, Tetsuo
AU - Sugawara, Kenji
AU - Shiratori, Norio
PY - 2003/9/1
Y1 - 2003/9/1
N2 - We present a design and implementation of a flexible videoconference system (VCS) using multiagent computing technology. The proposed system, we named FVCS, aims to reduce the burden of the users under the operational environment with insufficient computational resources, such as the Internet environment with small-scale computers at homes and offices, by embedding flexibility to the conventional videoconference system. In this paper, we design and implement FVCS with knowledge-based multiagent framework to realize adaptability of FVCS. We also evaluate the adaptability of the prototype systems of FVCS based on an operational situation observed in its experiments. From the result of the experiments, we conclude that the multiagent-based design and implementation is reasonable for construction of FVCS.
AB - We present a design and implementation of a flexible videoconference system (VCS) using multiagent computing technology. The proposed system, we named FVCS, aims to reduce the burden of the users under the operational environment with insufficient computational resources, such as the Internet environment with small-scale computers at homes and offices, by embedding flexibility to the conventional videoconference system. In this paper, we design and implement FVCS with knowledge-based multiagent framework to realize adaptability of FVCS. We also evaluate the adaptability of the prototype systems of FVCS based on an operational situation observed in its experiments. From the result of the experiments, we conclude that the multiagent-based design and implementation is reasonable for construction of FVCS.
KW - Adaptability
KW - Distributed system management
KW - Flexible system
KW - Knowledge base
KW - Multiagent systems
KW - QoS control
KW - Videoconference system
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U2 - 10.1109/TSMCA.2003.817376
DO - 10.1109/TSMCA.2003.817376
M3 - Letter
AN - SCOPUS:0344099384
SN - 1083-4427
VL - 33
SP - 633
EP - 641
JO - IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Part A:Systems and Humans
JF - IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Part A:Systems and Humans
IS - 5
ER -