ID - gradwell*08 T1 - Engineering Large-scale Distributed Auctions A1 - Gradwell, P. A1 - Oey, M. A. A1 - Timmer, R. J. A1 - Brazier, F. M. T. A1 - Padget, J. TI - Proceedings of the Seventh Int. Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS) Y1 - 2008/5 VL - 3 SP - 1311 EP - 1314 PB - ACM CY - Estoril, Portugal AD - Richland, SC N1 - ISBN: 978-0-9817381-2-X N2 - The functional characteristics of market-based solutions are typically best observed through the medium of simulation, datagathering and subsequent visualization. We previously developed a simulation of multiple distributed auctions to handle resource allocation (in fact, bundles of unspecified goods) and in this paper we want to deploy an equivalent system as a distributed application. There are two notable problems with the simulation-first, application-second approach: (i) the simulation cannot reasonably take account of network effects, and (ii) how to recreate in a distributed application the characteristics demonstrated by the mechanism in the simulation. We describe: (i) the refactorings employed in the process of transforming a uni-processor lock-step simulation into a multi-processor asynchronous system, (ii) some preliminary performance indicators, and (iii) some reflections on our experience which may be useful in building MAS in general. ER - |