Distributed anonymous function computation in information fusion and multiagent systems
We propose a model for deterministic distributed function computation by a network of identical and anonymous nodes, with bounded computation and storage capabilities that do not scale with the network size. Our goal is to characterize the class of functions that can be computed within this model. I...
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| author | Hendrickx, Julien Olshevsky, Alexander Tsitsiklis, John N. |
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| description | We propose a model for deterministic distributed function computation by a network of identical and anonymous nodes, with bounded computation and storage capabilities that do not scale with the network size. Our goal is to characterize the class of functions that can be computed within this model. In our main result, we exhibit a class of non-computable functions, and prove that every function outside this class can at least be approximated. The problem of computing averages in a distributed manner plays a central role in our development. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/593702022-09-30T07:27:36Z Distributed anonymous function computation in information fusion and multiagent systems Hendrickx, Julien Olshevsky, Alexander Tsitsiklis, John N. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems Tsitsiklis, John N. Hendrickx, Julien Olshevsky, Alexander Tsitsiklis, John N. We propose a model for deterministic distributed function computation by a network of identical and anonymous nodes, with bounded computation and storage capabilities that do not scale with the network size. Our goal is to characterize the class of functions that can be computed within this model. In our main result, we exhibit a class of non-computable functions, and prove that every function outside this class can at least be approximated. The problem of computing averages in a distributed manner plays a central role in our development. National Science Foundation (U.S.) (grant ECCS-0701623) 2010-10-15T15:14:20Z 2010-10-15T15:14:20Z 2010-01 2009-09 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 978-1-4244-5870-7 INSPEC Accession Number: 11135206 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59370 Hendrickx, J.M., A. Olshevsky, and J.N. Tsitsiklis. “Distributed anonymous function computation in information fusion and multiagent systems.” Communication, Control, and Computing, 2009. Allerton 2009. 47th Annual Allerton Conference on. 2009. 1582-1589. © Copyright 2010 IEEE https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2658-8239 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ALLERTON.2009.5394487 47th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, 2009 Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE |
| spellingShingle | Hendrickx, Julien Olshevsky, Alexander Tsitsiklis, John N. Distributed anonymous function computation in information fusion and multiagent systems |
| title | Distributed anonymous function computation in information fusion and multiagent systems |
| title_full | Distributed anonymous function computation in information fusion and multiagent systems |
| title_fullStr | Distributed anonymous function computation in information fusion and multiagent systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Distributed anonymous function computation in information fusion and multiagent systems |
| title_short | Distributed anonymous function computation in information fusion and multiagent systems |
| title_sort | distributed anonymous function computation in information fusion and multiagent systems |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59370 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2658-8239 |
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