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MABEAM ARCHITECTURE

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MABEAM Architecture

Overview

MABEAM (Multi-Agent BEAM) is a sophisticated multi-agent coordination system built on the Foundation library. It provides universal variable orchestration, agent lifecycle management, and advanced coordination protocols including auctions and market-based mechanisms.

Table of Contents

  1. System Architecture
  2. Component Architecture
  3. Data Flow Architecture
  4. Coordination Protocols
  5. Service Integration
  6. Deployment Architecture
  7. Scalability Considerations

System Architecture

High-Level Architecture

graph LR subgraph "MABEAM Layer" A1["MABEAM.Core
(Universal Variable Orchestrator)"] A2["MABEAM.AgentRegistry
(Agent Lifecycle Management)"] A3["MABEAM.Coordination
(Basic Protocols)"] A4["MABEAM.Telemetry
(Observability)"] A5["MABEAM.Types
(Type Definitions)"] subgraph "Advanced Coordination" A6["Coordination.Auction
(Auction Mechanisms)"] A7["Coordination.Market
(Market Mechanisms)"] end end subgraph "Foundation Layer" B1["Foundation.ProcessRegistry"] B2["Foundation.ServiceRegistry"] B3["Foundation.Events"] B4["Foundation.Telemetry"] B5["Foundation.Infrastructure"] B6["Foundation.Config"] end subgraph "External Systems" C1["Agent Processes"] C2["Monitoring Systems"] C3["External APIs"] end A1 --> B1 A1 --> B3 A2 --> B1 A2 --> B2 A3 --> A2 A4 --> B4 A6 --> A3 A7 --> A3 A2 --> C1 A4 --> C2 A3 --> C3 style A1 fill:#e1f5fe,stroke:#01579b,stroke-width:2px,color:#000 style A2 fill:#e8f5e8,stroke:#2e7d32,stroke-width:2px,color:#000 style A3 fill:#fff3e0,stroke:#ef6c00,stroke-width:2px,color:#000 style A4 fill:#fce4ec,stroke:#c2185b,stroke-width:2px,color:#000

Design Principles

  1. Layered Architecture: Clear separation between MABEAM components and Foundation services
  2. Service-Oriented: Each component is a service with well-defined interfaces
  3. Fault Tolerance: Built on OTP principles with supervision and recovery
  4. Observability: Comprehensive telemetry and monitoring throughout
  5. Extensibility: Plugin architecture for coordination protocols
  6. Pragmatic Distribution: Single-node optimized with distributed-ready APIs

Component Architecture

MABEAM Core Components

1. MABEAM.Core (Universal Variable Orchestrator)

graph LR subgraph "MABEAM.Core" A["Variable Registry"] B["Coordination Engine"] C["Performance Metrics"] D["Service State"] end subgraph "External Interfaces" E["Agent Coordination Requests"] F["Variable Management"] G["System Status Queries"] end E --> B F --> A G --> D B --> A B --> C style A fill:#e3f2fd,color:#000 style B fill:#f3e5f5,color:#000 style C fill:#e8f5e8,color:#000 style D fill:#fff3e0,color:#000

Responsibilities:

  • Universal variable registration and management
  • System-wide coordination orchestration
  • Performance monitoring and optimization
  • Integration with Foundation services

2. MABEAM.AgentRegistry (Agent Lifecycle Management)

graph LR subgraph "MABEAM.AgentRegistry" A["Agent Configurations"] B["Process Supervision"] C["Health Monitoring"] D["Resource Tracking"] end subgraph "Agent Lifecycle" E["Registration"] F["Startup"] G["Monitoring"] H["Shutdown"] end E --> A F --> B G --> C H --> B A --> B B --> C C --> D style A fill:#e8f5e8,color:#000 style B fill:#e3f2fd,color:#000 style C fill:#fff3e0,color:#000 style D fill:#fce4ec,color:#000

Responsibilities:

  • Agent registration and configuration management
  • Agent process lifecycle (start, stop, restart)
  • Health monitoring and status tracking
  • Resource usage monitoring and limits

3. MABEAM.Coordination (Protocol Framework)

graph TB subgraph "Coordination Framework" A["Protocol Registry"] B["Coordination Engine"] C["Conflict Resolution"] D["Session Management"] end subgraph "Built-in Protocols" E["Simple Consensus"] F["Majority Consensus"] G["Resource Negotiation"] H["Priority Resolution"] end subgraph "Advanced Protocols" I["Auction Mechanisms"] J["Market Mechanisms"] end A --> E A --> F A --> G A --> H B --> A B --> C B --> D I --> B J --> B style A fill:#e3f2fd,color:#000 style B fill:#f3e5f5,color:#000 style C fill:#fff3e0,color:#000 style D fill:#e8f5e8,color:#000

Responsibilities:

  • Protocol registration and validation
  • Coordination session management
  • Built-in consensus and negotiation algorithms
  • Conflict resolution strategies

4. MABEAM.Telemetry (Observability)

graph LR subgraph "MABEAM.Telemetry" A["Agent Metrics"] B["Coordination Analytics"] C["System Health"] D["Anomaly Detection"] E["Dashboard Export"] end subgraph "Data Sources" F["Agent Performance"] G["Coordination Events"] H["System Resources"] end F --> A G --> B H --> C A --> D B --> D C --> D D --> E style A fill:#e8f5e8,color:#000 style B fill:#e3f2fd,color:#000 style C fill:#fff3e0,color:#000 style D fill:#fce4ec,color:#000 style E fill:#f3e5f5,color:#000

Responsibilities:

  • Agent performance metrics collection
  • Coordination protocol analytics
  • System health monitoring
  • Anomaly detection and alerting
  • Dashboard data export

Data Flow Architecture

Agent Coordination Flow

sequenceDiagram participant Agent1 participant AgentRegistry participant Coordination participant Core participant Telemetry Agent1->>AgentRegistry: Request coordination AgentRegistry->>Coordination: Initiate protocol Coordination->>Core: Access variables Core->>Core: Update variable state Coordination->>Agent1: Coordination result Coordination->>Telemetry: Record metrics Telemetry->>Telemetry: Analyze performance

Auction-Based Coordination Flow

sequenceDiagram participant Agents participant Auction participant Coordination participant AgentRegistry participant Telemetry Agents->>Auction: Submit bids Auction->>Auction: Validate bids Auction->>Auction: Run auction algorithm Auction->>Coordination: Report results Coordination->>AgentRegistry: Update agent states Auction->>Telemetry: Record auction metrics Auction->>Agents: Notify winners/losers

Market Equilibrium Flow

sequenceDiagram participant Suppliers participant Market participant Buyers participant Coordination participant Telemetry Suppliers->>Market: Submit supply offers Buyers->>Market: Submit demand bids Market->>Market: Calculate equilibrium Market->>Market: Allocate resources Market->>Coordination: Report allocations Market->>Telemetry: Record market metrics Market->>Suppliers: Notify allocations Market->>Buyers: Notify allocations

Coordination Protocols

Protocol Architecture

graph TB subgraph "Protocol Layer" A["Protocol Interface"] B["Protocol Registry"] C["Session Manager"] end subgraph "Basic Protocols" D["Consensus Protocols"] E["Negotiation Protocols"] F["Conflict Resolution"] end subgraph "Economic Protocols" G["Auction Protocols"] H["Market Protocols"] I["Price Discovery"] end A --> B B --> C D --> A E --> A F --> A G --> A H --> A I --> A style A fill:#e3f2fd,color:#000 style B fill:#f3e5f5,color:#000 style C fill:#e8f5e8,color:#000

Protocol Types

1. Consensus Protocols

  • Simple Consensus: Basic agreement mechanisms
  • Majority Consensus: Voting-based decisions
  • Weighted Consensus: Priority-based voting

2. Auction Protocols

  • Sealed-Bid Auctions: First-price and second-price
  • English Auctions: Ascending price mechanisms
  • Dutch Auctions: Descending price mechanisms
  • Combinatorial Auctions: Bundle bidding

3. Market Protocols

  • Equilibrium Markets: Supply/demand matching
  • Dynamic Markets: Multi-period simulation
  • Double Auctions: Simultaneous bid/ask matching

Service Integration

Foundation Services Integration

graph LR subgraph "MABEAM Services" A["MABEAM.Core"] B["MABEAM.AgentRegistry"] C["MABEAM.Coordination"] D["MABEAM.Telemetry"] end subgraph "Foundation Services" E["ProcessRegistry"] F["ServiceRegistry"] G["Events"] H["Telemetry"] I["Infrastructure"] end A --> E A --> G B --> E B --> F C --> B D --> H C --> I style A fill:#e1f5fe,color:#000 style B fill:#e8f5e8,color:#000 style C fill:#fff3e0,color:#000 style D fill:#fce4ec,color:#000

Service Dependencies

  1. MABEAM.Core depends on:

    • Foundation.ProcessRegistry (service registration)
    • Foundation.ServiceRegistry (service discovery)
    • Foundation.Events (coordination events)
    • Foundation.Telemetry (performance metrics)

  2. MABEAM.AgentRegistry depends on:

    • Foundation.ProcessRegistry (agent registration)
    • MABEAM.Core (orchestration integration)

  3. MABEAM.Coordination depends on:

    • MABEAM.AgentRegistry (agent management)
    • Foundation.Infrastructure (protection patterns)

  4. MABEAM.Telemetry depends on:

    • Foundation.ProcessRegistry (service registration)
    • Foundation.Telemetry (telemetry infrastructure)

Deployment Architecture

Single-Node Deployment

graph TB subgraph "BEAM Node" subgraph "Application Supervisor" A["Foundation.Application"] B["MABEAM Services"] end subgraph "MABEAM Services" C["MABEAM.Core"] D["MABEAM.AgentRegistry"] E["MABEAM.Coordination"] F["MABEAM.Telemetry"] end subgraph "Agent Processes" G["Agent1"] H["Agent2"] I["AgentN"] end end A --> B B --> C B --> D B --> E B --> F D --> G D --> H D --> I style A fill:#e3f2fd,color:#000 style B fill:#f3e5f5,color:#000 style C fill:#e1f5fe,color:#000 style D fill:#e8f5e8,color:#000 style E fill:#fff3e0,color:#000 style F fill:#fce4ec,color:#000

Multi-Node Deployment (Future)

graph TB subgraph "Node 1" A1["MABEAM.Core"] B1["MABEAM.AgentRegistry"] C1["Agents 1-N"] end subgraph "Node 2" A2["MABEAM.Core"] B2["MABEAM.AgentRegistry"] C2["Agents N+1-M"] end subgraph "Node 3" A3["MABEAM.Coordination"] B3["MABEAM.Telemetry"] C3["Monitoring"] end A1 <--> A2 A1 <--> A3 A2 <--> A3 B1 <--> B2 B1 <--> B3 B2 <--> B3 style A1 fill:#e1f5fe,color:#000 style A2 fill:#e1f5fe,color:#000 style A3 fill:#fff3e0,color:#000 style B1 fill:#e8f5e8,color:#000 style B2 fill:#e8f5e8,color:#000 style B3 fill:#fce4ec,color:#000

Scalability Considerations

Horizontal Scaling

  1. Agent Distribution: Agents can be distributed across nodes
  2. Service Replication: Core services can be replicated
  3. Load Balancing: Coordination requests can be load balanced
  4. Data Partitioning: Variables can be partitioned by domain

Vertical Scaling

  1. Memory Optimization: Efficient data structures and caching
  2. CPU Optimization: Parallel processing for coordination
  3. I/O Optimization: Async operations and batching
  4. Resource Limits: Configurable limits and quotas

Performance Patterns

1. Caching Strategy

  • Variable state caching
  • Agent metadata caching
  • Coordination result caching
  • Telemetry data aggregation

2. Batching Strategy

  • Bulk agent operations
  • Batch coordination requests
  • Aggregated telemetry events
  • Bulk variable updates

3. Async Processing

  • Non-blocking coordination
  • Async telemetry collection
  • Background health checks
  • Deferred cleanup operations

Security Architecture

Security Layers

graph TB subgraph "Security Layers" A["Authentication"] B["Authorization"] C["Audit Logging"] D["Data Protection"] end subgraph "MABEAM Components" E["Agent Access Control"] F["Coordination Security"] G["Variable Protection"] H["Telemetry Privacy"] end A --> E B --> F C --> G D --> H style A fill:#ffebee,color:#000 style B fill:#fff3e0,color:#000 style C fill:#e8f5e8,color:#000 style D fill:#e3f2fd,color:#000

Security Features

  1. Agent Authentication: Verify agent identity
  2. Resource Authorization: Control access to variables
  3. Coordination Security: Secure protocol execution
  4. Audit Trails: Complete operation logging
  5. Data Encryption: Sensitive data protection

Monitoring and Observability

Observability Stack

graph LR subgraph "Data Collection" A["MABEAM.Telemetry"] B["Foundation.Telemetry"] C["Foundation.Events"] end subgraph "Processing" D["Metrics Aggregation"] E["Event Correlation"] F["Anomaly Detection"] end subgraph "Visualization" G["Dashboards"] H["Alerts"] I["Reports"] end A --> D B --> D C --> E D --> F E --> F F --> G F --> H F --> I style A fill:#fce4ec,color:#000 style B fill:#e3f2fd,color:#000 style C fill:#e8f5e8,color:#000 style D fill:#fff3e0,color:#000 style E fill:#f3e5f5,color:#000 style F fill:#ffebee,color:#000

Key Metrics

  1. Agent Metrics: Performance, health, resource usage
  2. Coordination Metrics: Success rates, latency, throughput
  3. System Metrics: Memory, CPU, network, storage
  4. Business Metrics: Efficiency, optimization, outcomes

Conclusion

The MABEAM architecture provides a comprehensive, scalable, and observable multi-agent coordination system. Built on Foundation’s proven infrastructure, it offers:

  • Robust Service Architecture: Well-defined components with clear responsibilities
  • Advanced Coordination: Sophisticated protocols including auctions and markets
  • Comprehensive Observability: Full-stack monitoring and telemetry
  • Production Ready: Built on OTP principles with fault tolerance
  • Future-Proof: Designed for single-node efficiency with distributed scalability

This architecture enables building sophisticated multi-agent systems that can coordinate complex tasks, optimize resource allocation, and adapt to changing conditions while maintaining high performance and reliability.