Affiliations: University Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, UMR 9189, CRIStAL, Centre de Recherche en Informatique Signal et Automatique de Lille, F-59000 Lille, France
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Corresponding author: Ningkui Wang, C-318C, Ecole Centrale de Lille, 59650 Villeneuve-d’Ascq, Lille, France. Tel.: +33 633719717; E-mail: ningkui.wang@centralelille.fr.
Abstract: Multiagent Resource Allocation (MARA) is a field to find out solutions that distribute a set of resources among agents. Heretofore, lots of utility- and reputation-based approaches have been proposed. In this paper, we develop a preference-based resource reservation approach for resource allocation in a system that consists of entirely selfless agents. Preference, defined as the satisfaction of required resources, has a crucial impact on resource allocation. The importance degree is also adopted to represent the extent to which a particular attribute is needed. In the system, agents communicate with semi-local friends to exchange information as well as reserving resources. Finally, a confirmation or cancelation message is sent to obtain or release the reserved resources. Numerical examples are given to show the rationality and effectiveness of the proposed method.
