Latency-aware local search for distributed constraint optimization

Ben Rachmut, Roie Zivan, William Yeoh

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Abstract

Most studies investigating models and algorithms for distributed constraint optimization problems (DCOPs) assume messages arrive instantaneously or within a (short) bounded delay. Specifically, distributed local search DCOP algorithms have been designed as synchronous algorithms, performing in an asynchronous environment, i.e., algorithms that perform in synchronous iterations in which each agent exchanges messages with all its neighbors. This is true also for an anytime mechanism that reports the best solution explored during the run of synchronous distributed local search algorithms. Thus, when the assumptions on instantaneous message arrival are relaxed, the state of the art local search algorithms and mechanism do not apply. In this work, we address this limitation by: (1) Investigating the performance of existing local search DCOP algorithms in the presence of message latency; (2) Proposing an asynchronous monotonic distributed local search DCOP algorithm; and (3) Proposing an asynchronous anytime framework for reporting the best solution explored by non-monotonic asynchronous local search DCOP algorithms. Our empirical results demonstrate that, up to some extent, message delays have a positive effect on distributed local search algorithms due to increased exploration. The asynchronous anytime framework proposed, allows a maximal benefit from such latency based explorative heuristics.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication20th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS 2021
PublisherInternational Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (IFAAMAS)
Pages1007-1015
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9781713832621
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2021
Event20th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS 2021 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 3 May 20217 May 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS
Volume2
ISSN (Print)1548-8403
ISSN (Electronic)1558-2914

Conference

Conference20th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS 2021
CityVirtual, Online
Period3/05/217/05/21

Keywords

  • Distributed constraint optimization
  • Distributed local search
  • Message latency

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Software
  • Control and Systems Engineering

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