Chapter 1. Basic Concepts

Table of Contents

Multi-Agent Systems
Kickin'it FIPA style
Instant Messaging
XMPP and Jabber
XMPP and Jabber Features
The SPADE Agent Platform
The SPADE Agent Library
What's Next?

This chapter is a short, casual introduction to Spade. If you're new to multi-agent systems, this chapter is definitely for you. We begin with a discussion of general multi-agent systems concepts, instant messaging and Jabber, and work our way into the specific ideas behind SPADE.