Title: Solution framework for open communication with Self-Modifying Protocols

Authors: Sheng-Uei Guan, Zhiqiang Jiang, Wenbing Yao

Addresses: Xian Jiaotong Liverpool University, China. ' Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The National University of Singapore, Singapore. ' School of Engineering and Design, Brunel University, UK

Abstract: A Self-Modifying Protocol (SMP) is a set of instructions, rules, or conventions that can be changed by the systems that communicate with the help of that protocol. This concept is expected to be of great importance for the next generation of intelligent distributed systems. At this time, the idea is still difficult to be captured into working computer code. In this paper, Self-Modifying Automata (SMA) is adopted for the description and design of such protocols. We illustrate the idea of using SMA for protocol design through some solid examples. A solution framework is suggested for incorporating SMPs. One self-regulating and self-modifying communication mechanism is presented for implementing SMPs. In addition, real-time on-the-fly data-driven code is proposed to implement the prototypes of these |autonomous protocols|.

Keywords: self-modifying protocol; SMP; self-modifying automata; SMA; open protocols; open communications; intelligent distributed systems; protocol design.

DOI: 10.1504/IJASS.2007.019299

International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies, 2007 Vol.1 No.4, pp.329 - 347

Published online: 06 Jul 2008 *

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