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Construction of an Agent-based Fault-Tolerant Object Group Model

에이전트 기반의 고장허용 객체그룹 모델 구축

  • 강명석 (연세대학교 전기전자공학과 디지털정보처리연구실) ;
  • 김학배 (연세대학교 전기전자공학과 디지털정보처리연구실)
  • Published : 2009.01.31
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Abstract

We propose an Agent-based Fault Tolerant Object Group model based on the agent technology and FTOG model with replication mechanism for effective object management and fault recovery. We define the five kind of agents - internal processing agent, registration agent, state handling agent, user interface agent, and service agent - that extend the functions of the FTOG model. The roles of the agents in the proposed model are to reduce the remote interactions between distributed objects and provide more effective service execution. To verify the effectiveness of the proposed model, we implemented the Intelligent Home Network Simulator (IHNS) which virtually provides general home networking services. Through the simulations, it is validated that the proposed model decreases the interactions of the object components and supports the effective fault recovery, while providing more stable and reliable services.

본 논문에서는 효율적인 객체 관리와 고장 회복을 위해 에이전트 기술과 중복 메커니즘을 이용한 고장허용 객체그룹(fault Tolerant Object Group, FTOG)를 기반으로 에이전트 기반의 고장허용 객체그룹 모델을 제안한다. 고장허용 객체그룹의 확장된 기능으로 다섯 가지의 에이전트 - 내부처리 에이전트, 등록 에이전트, 상태처리 에이전트 사용자인터페이스 에이전트 서비스 에이전트를 정의하였다. 제안된 모델에서 에이전트들의 역할은 분산된 객체들의 상호작용을 줄이고 보다 효과적인 서비스를 제공하는데 있다. 에이전트 기반의 고장허용 객체그룹 모델의 효율성을 검증하기 위해 홈네트워크 서비스를 제공하는 가상의 지능형 홈네트워크 시뮬레이터를 구현하였다. 시뮬레이션을 통하여 제안한 모델은 객체들 간의 상호작용을 줄이고(부하감소) 효율적인 장 회복 등 안정적이고 신뢰성 있는 서비스를 제공함을 검증하였다.

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