DUET: an agent-based personal communications network

Abstract

The authors propose a network architecture that provides access to resources on different networks in a manner that is transparent to the user. They named this network distributed user-assistant for easy telecommunications (DUET). Personal agents manage resources for the users and allow each user to customize his/her communication services. This architecture is especially suitable to advanced personal communications integrating real-time voice and non-real-time messaging services.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>