21ST CENTURY SYSTEMS, INC.'S AGENT ENABLED DECISION GUIDE ENVIRONMENT (AEDGE~(TM))

摘要

21st Century Systems, Inc.'s Agent Enabled Decision Guide Environment (AEDGE~(TM) is a standardized Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS), D1I COE compliant, agent architecture that enables complex DSS to be developed as an expansion of the AEDGE core functionality. The AEDGE core consist of a Master Server, Entity Framework, Agent Infrastructure and Database Connectivity components. User service specific DSS tools, such as agents, servers or clients, are quickly and efficiently constructed above the core functionality through the use of common interfaces and data structures. The extender components (Simulation Server, Live Links, Visualization Client, Agent Client, and Data Bridges) serve as a template for extending the application. To facilitate Agent interactions, the AEDGE provides a number of local and remote mechanisms for service registration and invocation. In addition Agents can interact, synchronize, and cooperate via Agent Managers, which in turn provide the aggregate agent functionality to the user. The componentized structure of the AEDGE enables multiple levels of product availability that satisfies the needs of the user through different levels of product involvement.