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In computing cooperative distributed problem solving is a network of semi-autonomous processing nodes working together to solve a problem, typically in a multi-agent system. That is concerned with the investigation of problem subdivision, sub-problem distribution, results synthesis, optimisation of problem solver coherence and co-ordination. It is closely related to distributed constraint programming and distributed constraint optimization; see the links below.

• Aspects of CDPS

• See also

• Some relevant books

• Neither global control or global data storage – no individual CDPS problem solver (agent) has sufficient information to solve the entire problem.

• Control and data are distributed

• Communication is slower than computation, therefore:

• Loose coupling between problem solvers

• Efficient protocols (not too much communication overhead)

• problems should be modular, coarse grained

• Any unique node is a potential bottleneck

• Organised behaviour is hard to guarantee since no one node has the complete picture

• Multiscale decision making

• Distributed constraint optimization

• Distributed artificial intelligence

• Multi-agent planning

• citereffaltings2006Faltings, Boi (2006). "Distributed Constraint Programming". In Rossi, Francesca; van Beek, Peter; Walsh, Toby (eds.). Handbook of Constraint Programming. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-444-52726-4. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2009-01-04. A chapter in an edited book.

• citerefmeisels2008Meisels, Amnon (2008). Distributed Search by Constrained Agents. Springer. ISBN 978-1-84800-040-7.

• citerefshohamleyton-brown2009Shoham, Yoav; Leyton-Brown, Kevin (2009). Multiagent Systems: Algorithmic, Game-Theoretic, and Logical Foundations. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-89943-7. See Chapters 1 and 2; downloadable free online.

• citerefyokoo2001Yokoo, Makoto (2001). Distributed constraint satisfaction: Foundations of cooperation in multi-agent systems. Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-67596-9.