A framework for web service negotiation

Paurobally, S., Tamma, V. and Wooldridge, M. 2007. A framework for web service negotiation. ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems (TAAS). 2 (4), p. Article No. 14. https://doi.org/10.1145/1293731.1293734

TitleA framework for web service negotiation
AuthorsPaurobally, S., Tamma, V. and Wooldridge, M.
Abstract

In a survey on the theory and practice of agent system deployment, conducted by the AgentLink workgroup on networked agents, it was found that there are an increasing number of initiatives for the migration of agents research towards new Internet technologies such as the semantic web, Grid, and Web services. In fact, Grid computing and multi-agent systems research have similar objectives. They both aim to achieve “large-scale open distributed systems, capable of being able to effectively and dynamically deploy and redeploy computational (and other) resources as required, to solve computationally complex problems” [Foster and Kesselman 2003]. On the one hand, service-oriented Grid architectures need to support dynamic cooperation, negotiation, and adaptive interactions between Web services controlling Grid resources for efficient resource and task allocation and execution. On the other hand, the Grid can facilitate agent communication, life-cycle management, and access to resources for agents. Although the relevance of Grid for agent research and vice versa has been identified in several forums, actual collaborative applications are still in their infancy. In this article, we discuss our recent work on deploying multi-agent negotiation techniques to facilitate dynamic negotiation for Grid resources as a step closer to an adaptive and autonomous Grid. In particular, we describe a Web service development of the Contract Net Protocol for negotiation between insurance companies and repair companies. We evaluate our approach to show the added value of negotiable interactions between Web services as opposed to inflexible single-shot interactions that are currently the state of the art.

KeywordsGrid, negotiation, Web services, insurance
JournalACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems (TAAS)
Journal citation2 (4), p. Article No. 14
ISSN1556-4665
YearNov 2007
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1145/1293731.1293734
Publication dates
PublishedNov 2007

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