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Contract Net Protocol
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<p>The Contract Net Protocol (CNP) is a task-sharing protocol in <a href="/facts/Multi-agent_systems/A85vt3UA">multi-agent systems</a>, introduced in 1980 by Reid G. Smith. It is used to allocate tasks among autonomous agents. It is close to <a href="/facts/Auction/MU3MKVps">sealed auctions protocols</a>. It mainly relies on the <a href="/facts/Subcontracting/UtX6DGad">Subcontractor</a>: a manager proposes a task to several agents. The latter make a proposal among which the manager chooses to allocate the task. This task can then be divided and subcontracted. </p>