Mobile agents in networking and distributed computing [electronic resource] / edited by Jiannong Cao, Sajal K. Das. - Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Interscience, 2012. - xiii, 331 p. : ill. - Wiley series in agent technology ; 3 . - Wiley series in agent technology ; 3. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Principles of applying mobile agents -- pt. 3. Mobile agent based techniques and applications -- pt. 4. Design and evaluation.

"The book focuses on mobile agents, which are computer programs that can autonomously migrate between network sites. This text introduces the concepts and principles of mobile agents, provides an overview of mobile agent technology, and focuses on applications in networking and distributed computing"--


Electronic reproduction.
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2013.
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Mobile agents (Computer software)
Electronic data processing--Distributed processing.


Electronic books.

QA76.76.I58 / M63 2012eb

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