Agilla: A Mobile Agent Middleware for Sensor Networks

Authors

Chien-Liang Fok, Washington University in St Louis
Gruia-Catalin Roman, Washington University in St Louis
Chenyang Lu, Washington University in St LouisFollow

Document Type

Technical Report

Department

Computer Science and Engineering

Publication Date

2006-01-01

Filename

wucse-2006-16.pdf

Technical Report Number

WUCSE-2006-16

Abstract

Agilla is a mobile agent middleware for sensor networks. Mobile agents are special processes that can migrate across sensors. They increase network flexibility by enabling active in-network reprogramming. Neighbor lists and tuple spaces are used for agent coordination. Agilla was originally implemented on Mica2 motes, but has been ported to other platforms. Its Mica2 implementation consumes 41.6KB of code and 3.59KB of data memory. Agents can move five hops in less than 1.1s with over 92% success. Agilla was used to develop multiple applications related to fire detection and tracking, cargo container monitoring, and robot navigation.

Comments

Permanent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.7936/K7QN64ZS

Recommended Citation

Fok, Chien-Liang; Roman, Gruia-Catalin; and Lu, Chenyang, "Agilla: A Mobile Agent Middleware for Sensor Networks" Report Number: WUCSE-2006-16 (2006). All Computer Science and Engineering Research.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/cse_research/165