A uniform software architecture for cooperation, reliability and reconfiguration of autonomous decentralized systems

Large and complex decentralized systems with au tonomous components often require appropriate mech anisms for cooperation reliability and dynamic recon guration It is crucial that these mechanisms allow the system to execute continuously for a long period of time with minimal disruption despite failure or recon guration of some components They should also allow various components to interact in complex ways We develop a uniform software architecture for implement ing these mechanisms using generalized techniques and common functionalities These mechanisms also sup port a variety of application dependent policies