Market-Based Adaptive Architectures for Information Survivability

Abstract : Market-based techniques represent a general approach to resource allocation in decentralized environments. In dynamic situations, the ability to find effective allocations of resources without central information and control is a crucial element of adaptivity. This report covers market models developed for a variety of resource allocation problems. An overview of results demonstrates the range of applicability of these models, and their role in achieving survivable responses to resource shocks in distributed systems.