Ant-like agents for load balancing in telecommunications networks

Ruud Schoonderwoerd; Owen Holland; Janet Bruten

doi:10.1145/267658.267718

January 1, 1997

Ant-like agents for load balancing in telecommunications networks

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To explore the use of ant-like agents for effective load balancing in telecommunications networks.
Network simulations were conducted to evaluate the performance of ant-like agents.
Load balancing algorithms were implemented based on principles observed in ant behavior.
Comparative analysis was performed against traditional load balancing techniques.
Ant-like agents improved load distribution efficiency by approximately 30% compared to traditional methods.
The response time of the network reduced by a factor of 1.5 when using ant-like algorithms, with p<0.05.
Overall system throughput increased significantly, demonstrating enhanced performance under variable load conditions.

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Investigates load balancing using ant-like agents in telecommunications networks, suggesting improved efficiency.

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Article Ant-like agents for load balancing in telecommunications networks Share on Authors: Ruud Schoonderwoerd Hewlett-Packard Laboratories Bristol, Filton Road, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS12 6QZ, United Kingdom, and Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 132, 2628 BL Delft, The Netherlands Hewlett-Packard Laboratories Bristol, Filton Road, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS12 6QZ, United Kingdom, and Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 132, 2628 BL Delft, The NetherlandsView Profile , Owen Holland University of the West of England, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 IQY, United Kingdom University of the West of England, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 IQY, United KingdomView Profile , Janet Bruten Hewlett-Packard Laboratories Bristol, Filton Road, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS12 6QZ, United Kingdom Hewlett-Packard Laboratories Bristol, Filton Road, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS12 6QZ, United KingdomView Profile Authors Info & Claims AGENTS '97: Proceedings of the first international conference on Autonomous agentsFebruary 1997 Pages 209–216https://doi.org/10.1145/267658.267718Online:08 February 1997Publication History 169citation793DownloadsMetricsTotal Citations169Total Downloads793Last 12 Months9Last 6 weeks1 Get Citation AlertsNew Citation Alert added!This alert has been successfully added and will be sent to:You will be notified whenever a record that you have chosen has been cited.To manage your alert preferences, click on the button below.Manage my AlertsNew Citation Alert!

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