Providing a transparent dynamic organization technique for efficient aggregation of multiple JADE agent platforms

JADE (Java Agent DEvelopment framework) is a popular agent development platform that is widely used to develop diverse agent-based real-life applications based on flat system architecture. It is considered as an agent-centered platform where agents are given the main focus and are implemented with a behavior-based architecture. This paper provides a transparent dynamic organization technique for efficiently aggregating multiple JADE platforms. The provided dynamic organization is described as transparent because it doesn't constrain the assumed autonomy and reactivity of JADE agents. It transparently and efficiently supports them in coordinating their interactions and locating each other based on the services they provide. The applicability of the provided technique is demonstrated by developing a large-scale consumer-provider application. A performance evaluation has been conducted which shows that compared to present techniques provided by JADE such as the federation of directory facilitators of multiple JADE platforms, the proposed technique gives about 47% performance improvement and is recommended to be used for dynamically, transparently, and efficiently aggregating multiple JADE platforms for developing large-scale MAS. Further research is recommended on the wide applicability, security, and proactive adaptation of the proposed technique.