Performance Comparison of Multi-Agent Middleware Platforms for Wireless Sensor Networks

Brasil, M. A. B.Education Department, Industrial Technical School, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, 97105-900, Brazil (author)

Despite the numerous possible applications of wireless sensor networks (WSNs), there is a key disadvantage related to the high complexity in programming WSNs, which is a result of their distributed and built-in features. To overcome this shortcoming, software agents have been identified as a suitable programming paradigm. The agent-based approach commonly uses a middleware for the execution of the software agents. In this regard, the present paper aims at comparing Java-based agent middleware platforms in their performance for the WSN application domain. Experiments were performed to analyze two versions of tracking applications, based on different agent models implemented for a given set of middleware platforms that support programming at a high-level of abstraction. The results highlight the differences in the resource consumption (CPU, memory, and energy) and in the communication overhead, providing an indication of suitability for each type of analyzed middleware, considering specific concerns while developing WSN applications. © 2001-2012 IEEE.

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER Elektroteknik och elektronik Datorsystem hsv//swe
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering Computer Systems hsv//eng
NATURVETENSKAP Data- och informationsvetenskap Datavetenskap hsv//swe
NATURAL SCIENCES Computer and Information Sciences Computer Sciences hsv//eng
Computer systems programming
Distributed computer systems
Energy utilization
Mathematical programming
Middleware
Mobile agents
Multi agent systems
Sensors
Software agents
Agent-based approach
Communication overheads
High level of abstraction
Middleware platforms
Multi-agent platforms
Performance comparison
Programming paradigms
Wireless sensor network (WSNs)
Wireless sensor networks

Bösch, BernhardHögskolan i Halmstad,Akademin för informationsteknologi(Swepub:hh)berbos09 (author)
Wagner, F. R.Institute of Informatics, Federal University of Rio Grande Do sul, Porto Alegre, 91509-900, Brazil (author)
De Freitas, E. P.Institute of Informatics, Federal University of Rio Grande Do sul, Porto Alegre, 91509-900, Brazil (author)
Education Department, Industrial Technical School, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, 97105-900, BrazilAkademin för informationsteknologi (creator_code:org_t)

In:IEEE Sensors JournalPiscataway, N.J. : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.18:7, s. 3039-30491530-437X1558-1748

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