Using Digital Pheromone to Improve the Hitting Time Performance of Mobile Agent-Based Systems

A flexible and lightweight approach is needed to address security concerns on large networks with little computational resources to spare. A digital ant framework is one possible solution, modeled on the movement and interactions among ants of an ant colony using pheromone. However, the movement patterns of digital ants and the deposition rate of digital pheromone within this framework have a profound effect on the effectiveness of the system. In this thesis, specific digital ant movement patterns and digital pheromone deposition rates are examined and compared. How digital ants react to digital pheromone, the movement pattern of digital ants as they deposit digital pheromone, and the rate at which digital ants deposit digital pheromone are all considered.

Grantor dc:publisher

Wake Forest University

Year dc:date.issued

2013

Author dc:creator

• Nipper, Michael

• agent

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/38569

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:wakespace.lib.wfu.edu:10339/38569