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As illustrated in Figure 2.15, a mobile (buying or selling)
agent starts with its registration in the system and ends with a timeout
of its lifetime. There are three time events that indicate the behaviors
of a mobile agent; (1) the agent starts its negotiation process at a
regular interval; (2) the agent starts its migration when activity time is
reached; and (3) the agent ends its life cycle when its lifetime is
exhausted. The mobile agent will migrate from market to market,
communicating with different trading agents. Once the appropriate
agent is found, it will inform the user of the results.
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