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A reputation-based model for mobile agent migration for information search and retrieval

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  • Zuo, Yanjun
  • Liu, Jigang

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Mobile agent technology has been used in various applications including e-commerce, information processing, distributed network management, and database access. Information search and retrieval can be conducted by mobile agents in a decentralized system. As compared with the client/server model, the mobile agent approach has an advantage of saving network bandwidth and offering flexibility in information search and retrieval. In this paper, we present a model for mobile agents to select the most reputable information host to search and retrieve information. We use opinion-based belief structure to represent, aggregate and calculate the reputation of an information host. Since reputation is a multi-faced concept, our approach first allows the users to rank each information host's quality of service based on a set of evaluation categories. Then, a comprehensive, final reputation of the host is obtained by aggregating those specific category reputations. To recognize the subjective nature of a reputation, the transferable belief model is used to represent and rank the category reputation. Experiments are conducted using the Aglets technology to illustrate mobile agent migration.

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  • Zuo, Yanjun & Liu, Jigang, 2017. "A reputation-based model for mobile agent migration for information search and retrieval," International Journal of Information Management, Elsevier, vol. 37(5), pages 357-366.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ininma:v:37:y:2017:i:5:p:357-366
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2017.04.002
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