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The Contract Net Protocol: High-Level Communication and Control in a Distributed Problem Solver Export

IEEE Trans. Comput., Vol. 29, No. 12. (1980), pp. 1104-1113.

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The contract net protocol has been developed to specify problem-solving communication and control for nodes in a distributed problem solver. Task distribution is affected by a negotiation process, a discussion carried on between nodes with tasks to be executed and nodes that may be able to execute those tasks.


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