System and method for agent networks

摘要

In a network of mobile agents, data integrity can be improved by providing an agent server that can migrate between devices operating in the region of interest (ROI). The agent server distributes agent clients onto devices in the ROI and provides agent server services to the agent clients, including receiving and storing data from the agents. When the agent server device is to leave the ROI, the agent server can migrate to any device executing an agent client and continue to provide the agent server services, including data collection and aggregation, from the device to which the agent server has migrated.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
executing an instance of an agent server on a first mobile device geographically located in a region of interest; storing data received from at least one instance of an agent client executing on a first client device with the instance of the agent server executing on the first mobile device; migrating the instance of the agent server executing on the first mobile device and the stored data to a second mobile device geographically located in the region of interest before the first mobile device leaves the region of interest; and distributing a second instance of the agent client to a second client device from the instance of the agent server executing on the first mobile device; wherein the second client device is configured to store an association between an identity of the instance of the agent server with an identity of the first mobile device; wherein the second client device is configured to update the association such that the identity of the instance of the agent server is associated with an identity of the second mobile device after migrating the instance of the agent server to the second mobile device; and wherein migrating the instance of the agent server from the first mobile device to the second mobile device comprises terminating any instance of an agent client executing on the second mobile device.