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To reach consensus using uninorm aggregation operator: A gossip‐based protocol
Author(s) -
Huang Zhixing,
Huang Qiaoli
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of intelligent systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.291
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1098-111X
pISSN - 0884-8173
DOI - 10.1002/int.21528
Subject(s) - gossip , randomness , gossip protocol , computer science , scalability , convergence (economics) , protocol (science) , reliability (semiconductor) , operator (biology) , network topology , distributed computing , computer network , mathematics , alternative medicine , repressor , database , economic growth , chemistry , pathology , psychology , social psychology , power (physics) , biochemistry , quantum mechanics , transcription factor , medicine , statistics , physics , economics , gene
Gossip‐based protocols for group communication have attractive scalability and reliability properties. This paper presents a gossip‐based protocol that enables agents to reach a consensus based on a specific uninorm aggregation operator . We theoretically analyze the convergence, the speed and the randomness features of this protocol as well as its extensions. This model can be used to handle the uncertainty and the fast convergence characteristic of collective decision dynamics. The experimental results show that this protocol is efficient, scalable, and resilient against the failures under various network sizes, and topologies. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.