Adaptive Peer-toPeer Agent Sensor Networks

We present an agent-based, adaptive peer-to-peer, hybrid architectural approach for sensor networks to address some of the challenges and needs presented in net-centric, field-deployed, or soldier-walk-and-drop ad-hoc sensor networks. The proposed Adaptive Peer-to-Peer Agent Architecture (APPA) combines the benefits of adaptive peer-to-peer, agent-based, and serviceoriented architectures to address the survivability, robustness, performance, flexibility, scalability, and support of federated services across sensor groups in sensor networks. The APPA enables dynamic self-configuration of independent, but cooperating agents. These agents work as service proxies for sensors to proactively use each others ’ agent context information to cooperate and coordinate sensors for task allocations and task or agent migration using its mobile and agent architecture. The intended goal is to meet some of the unique challenges as anticipated in a dynamic, small-team echelon in battlefield. The purpose is to provide context-driven situational awareness to help command and control commanders in decision-making. The APPA is built on Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories ’ previously proven mobile agent technology and extended with peer-to-peer capability, service-oriented architecture, and recent advances in market-based team formatio