March 3, 2026Open Access

On MAS Scalability

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Scalability in multi-agent systems must ensure performance remains stable as agent numbers increase, suggesting a structure for growth.
Current approaches lack effective strategies to manage large-scale, dynamic environments, leading to potential performance degradation.
Observational analysis of agent middleware shows limitations in handling rapid fluctuations in agent populations and their resources.
These findings highlight the need for more adaptable multi-agent systems to maintain efficiency in resource management.

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In open dynamic multi-agent environments the number of agents can vary significantly within very short periods of time.Very few (if any) current multi-agent systems have, however, been designed to cope with large-scale distributed applications.Scalability requires increasing numbers of new agents and resources to have no noticeable effect on performance nor to increase administrative complexity.In this paper a number of implications for techniques and management are discussed.Current research on agent middleware is briefly described.

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F.M. Brazier

M.R. van Steen

N.J.E. Wijngaards

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