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muLtIagent system
1. e language of negotiation, its semantics, and its use in all
protocols
2. Negotiation decisions that are interested in algorithms to
compare the subjects of negotiation, the utility functions, and
the characterization of agents’ preferences
3. e negotiation process that studies general models of
negotiation
Several protocols have been adopted for negotiation between agents
to solve problems of conflict. Among these protocols we can mention
the protocol of the network “contract-net” and the protocol of the
cooperation strategy:
• e protocol of the network contract-net is the most used in
multiagent systems (Smith and Davis 1980). Agents coordi-
nate their activities through the establishment of contracts
to achieve ...