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Abstract

In a computer network (100), a first agent (102) has a directive to meet with a second agent (140) in order to exchange high speed messages. The first agent (102) moves to the host address and port number where the second agent (140) is located. The first agent (102) issues a request to the second agent (140) for an encounter. If available, the second agent (140) creates an encounter object (142) that binds the first agent (102) to the second agent (140) for the duration of the encounter. The first agent (102), through an invoker (144), invokes a meet callback function in order to establish message exchanges between the first agent (102) and the second agent (140) through the encounter object (142). The first agent (102) then instructs the second agent (140) to terminate the encounter. Termination of the encounter frees up the encounter object (142) for subsequent use within the computer network (100).

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