Automated Auction Simulation Based on Mobile Agent Technology

Automated auction's idea is using an agent mechanism to help people controlling the process of auction.According to the fundamental theory of staged second-price sealed-bid auction,this paper designed an automated auction protocol based on multi-agent theory,and the architecture of auction system based on mobile agent technology,brought forward three kinds of auction strategy model.Then,mobile agent development platform-aglet was used to develop a simulation automated auction system,which could simulate the process and the strategies of on-line auction.Finally,results of the simulation were analyzed in detail.The success of the simulation system testified the feasibility of automated auction on-line,and provided a simulation platform for further research in strategies and protocol related to automated auction.