Using Mobile Agents in Telecommunications

This paper presents an overview of the usage of the Mobile Agents in telecommunications, The paper starts with a presentation of the mobile agent technology. Then, it will go through the different telecommunications areas where the mobile agent technology has been used. For each application areas, there will be presented both advantages and disadvantages that were brought by Mobile Agent Technology. Finally, The paper concludes with suggestions for future works.

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