Multi-agent systems (MAS) are able to cope with complex tasks in various areas of daily life. An application field is the electric power grid and research approaches towards smart grids. Due to the increased complexity, sole control by the human seems impossible and thus high-performance assistance control systems are required. In order to use multi-agent systems, an efficient and fault-tolerant ICT infrastructure that is feasible for the task of remote control solutions, is needed. ICT4RobustGrid analyses existing structures and compares them with the requirements of a MAS and provides a road map for a possible transition from a centralised to a decentralised control system in the power supply grid.
