MULTI-MODAL NETWORK AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING RESOURCES IN A MULTI-MODAL NETWORK

摘要

A network with a plurality of subnetworks has at least two subnetworks each distributing different resources. The resources of each of the subnetworks are selected from fossil fuel, electrical energy, water, heat and cold. The subnetworks have a plurality of resource processing units, at least a portion of which are transforming units that couple the subnetworks together and transform the resources of one or more subnetworks into one or more other resources of one or more other subnetworks. At least a portion of the resource processing units are resource consumption units and/or resource provision units. At least one agent is assigned to each of the resource processing units and the agents are networked together in such a manner that each agent is able to communicate with other agents in the network. The resources are distributed in the network at least partially based on monetary transactions negotiated between the agents.