ReAgents are remotely executing agents that customize Internet applications for thin/weak clients. A reAgent is essentially a "one-shot" mobile agent that acts as an extension of a client, dynamically launched by the client to run on its behalf at a remote, more advantageous, location. ReAgents simplify the use of mobile agent technology by transparently handling data migration and run-time network communications, and provide a general interface for programmers to more easily implement their application- specific customizing logic. This is made possible by the identification of useful remote behaviors

The concept of agents -- programs that are capable of transporting themselves across a [heterogeneous] network to execute and return results -- is a fascinating if troubled area of research. While theoretical advantages of agents have been well-established, few agent-based applications have been commercially successful. We argue that the lack of applications stems from a lack of understanding essential agent usage patterns. In this paper, we identify a set of fundamental patterns that support the design of agent-based applications that scale performance, reliability, and security. To evaluate their performance, some of these patterns were implemented in Java to demonstrate customizable and scalable performance.

Pre-2018 CSE ID: CS1999-0638

Internet applications with wireless clients, which are rapidly increasing in popularity, face obstacles in terms of performance, reliability, and security. While much can be done to address these problems at the lower layers of the protocol stack, we focus on what can be done at the application level, which is complementary to the lower layer work but also has the advantage that it can be easily be deployed on top of existing or newer wireless Internet infrastructures. We propose that wireless Internet applications be enhanced through the use of a stylized form of mobile agent technology which we call behavior patterns. These are software templates that aid in the construction of these applications, and help in categorizing and constraining their behavior so that agent-hosts (the intermediary machines capable of executing mobile agents), are more willing to accept them for execution and provide them with the appropriate processing and communication resources. This paper provides an overview of the goals and design of this agent behavior pattern architecture, especially as it relates to supporting wireless Internet applications.

Pre-2018 CSE ID: CS2001-0693