TY - GEN
T1 - Distributed constraint satisfaction for formalizing distributed problem solving
AU - Yokoo, Makoto
AU - Ishida, Toru
AU - Durfee, Edmund H.
AU - Kuwabara, Kazuhiro
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 1992 IEEE.
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - Viewing cooperative distributed problem solving (CDPS) as distributed constraint satisfaction provides a useful formalism for characterizing CDPS techniques. This formalism and algorithms for solving distributed constraint satisfaction problems (DCSPs) are compared. A technique called asynchronous backtracking that allows agents to act asynchronously and concurrently, in contrast to the traditional sequential backtracking techniques used in constraint satisfaction problems, is presented. Experimental results show that solving DCSPs in a distributed fashion is worthwhile when the problems solved by individual agents are loosely coupled.
AB - Viewing cooperative distributed problem solving (CDPS) as distributed constraint satisfaction provides a useful formalism for characterizing CDPS techniques. This formalism and algorithms for solving distributed constraint satisfaction problems (DCSPs) are compared. A technique called asynchronous backtracking that allows agents to act asynchronously and concurrently, in contrast to the traditional sequential backtracking techniques used in constraint satisfaction problems, is presented. Experimental results show that solving DCSPs in a distributed fashion is worthwhile when the problems solved by individual agents are loosely coupled.
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U2 - 10.1109/ICDCS.1992.235101
DO - 10.1109/ICDCS.1992.235101
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85043435920
T3 - Proceedings - International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems
SP - 614
EP - 621
BT - Proceedings - 12th International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems, ICDCS 1992
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 12th International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems, ICDCS 1992
Y2 - 9 June 1992 through 12 June 1992
ER -