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This chapter succinctly presents Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) as software architecture composed of entities: agents, presenting specific properties: autonomy and pro-activeness; and a platform providing agents for communication means. These properties are then analyzed with regard to their impact on possible faults and impacts on system dependability.
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Note that the “partial knowledge” consideration is directly a part of Reactivity definition given by [1].
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Potiron, K., El Fallah Seghrouchni, A., Taillibert, P. (2013). Multi-Agent System Properties. In: From Fault Classification to Fault Tolerance for Multi-Agent Systems. SpringerBriefs in Computer Science. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5046-6_2
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