November 2008

Conference Paper

Agent-based forward analysis

By:
Kerekes, Ryan A; Jiao, Yu ; Shankar, Mallikarjun ; Potok, Thomas E; Lusk, Richard M
Page Number:
1-3202
Book Title:
Military Communications Conference, 2008. MILCOM 2008.
Publication Date:
November 2008
Publisher Location:
IEEE, San Diego, California, United States of America
Conference Name:
MILCOM
Conference Location:
San Diego, California, United States of America
Conference Sponsor:
IEEE Communications Society, Raytheon, AFCEA

Abstract

We propose software agent-based "forward analysis" for efficient information retrieval in a network of sensing devices. In our approach, processing is pushed to the data at the edge of the network via intelligent software agents rather than pulling data to a central facility for processing. The agents are deployed with a specific query and perform varying levels of analysis of the data, communicating with each other and sending only relevant information back across the network. We demonstrate our concept in the context of face recognition using a wireless test bed comprised of PDA cell phones and laptops. We show that agent-based forward analysis can provide a significant increase in retrieval speed while decreasing bandwidth usage and information overload at the central facility.�n

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