??? The HIVE Personalization Layer must be able to handle user-specific inference rules
in order to modify and control the inference process based on agent preferences.
Requirements for the HIVE Communication Layer
The HIVE Communication Layer connects the HIVE Agents with external systems (e.g.,
the Internet, other servers, and so on).
The argumentation in the sections above shows that the HIVE Communication Layer also
should serve another important purpose: The various components of the WASP Framework
need to be connected in a system-independent and flexible way; by using the HIVE Com-
Figure 2. Scope of intelligent agents (Adapted from Gilbert, et al., 1995)
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munication Layer not only for inter-system but also for intra-system communication, several
powerful synergy effects can be utilized:
??? Communication uses but one protocol layer. This makes it much simpler to distribute
agents, objects, and servers since no separate protocols are required for communication
and information exchange.
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