PMMAP: a mobile agents platform for program mining

Presents a platform called PMMAP, a Java-based mobile agents platform that is oriented for program mining. Program mining is a kind of novel computing paradigm that supports computing on demand in distributed networks. The whole process of program mining is based on mobile agents technology. In order to implement program mining, we develop a powerful and suitable mobile agents platform. It not only provides the basic functions, such as loading agent, unloading agent, starting agent, stopping agent, suspending agent, resuming agent, but also develops a series of mechanisms and protocols to implement data security, efficient communication, fault-tolerance, strongly mobile migration and component support. Users can easily build their own agents based on our platform. It enables us to run mobile agents across the Internet safely and smoothly, and manage them easily.