Agents may communicate with other agents to exchange information about the environment, coordinate activities, or share knowledge. Communication can be direct, where agents interact with nearby agents, or indirect, where agents broadcast messages to a wider group of agents. Communication mechanisms can include verbal communication, signaling, or broadcasting messages through a network.
▪ Direct Communication: Agents can communicate directly with each other through message passing. Agents can send messages that contain information or requests, and other agents can receive and respond to those messages.
▪ Indirect Communication: Agents can also communicate indirectly through the environment or by changing the state of shared variables. For example, an agent might leave a trail of pheromones to signal the presence of a resource.
▪ Broadcasting: Agents can broadcast information to all other agents in the system, rather than sending targeted messages to specific agents.