A generic framework for distributed, cooperating blackboard systems

  • Authors:
  • Brandon L. Buteau

  • Affiliations:
  • Planning Research Corporation, McLean, VA

  • Venue:
  • CSC '90 Proceedings of the 1990 ACM annual conference on Cooperation
  • Year:
  • 1990

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Abstract

The Cooperative Architecture of Independent Blackboards (CAIBL) package is an evolving product of an independent research and development program in distributed problem solving at Planning Research Corporation (PRC). It was originally adapted from Stanford's BB1, a general-purpose shell for the development of blackboard-based expert systems. CAIBL provides support for communicating, cooperating expert systems that are distributed across heterogeneous platforms. Its primary focus is to serve as a flexible framework for distributed expert systems working concurrently upon multiple problems that require dynamic control of communication decisions. This paper identifies the prior research upon which CAIBL is based and describes key components of CAIBL's architecture.