Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty Publications Conference Paper Faculty Publications- Conference Papers Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Yashu, Kumar; Gogi, Vyshali J; Azarudheen, S. Title A name given to the resource Adaptive Communication Protocols for Manager-Worker Small LLM Multi-Agent Systems in Resource-Constrained Environments Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01-01-2025 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Proceedings - 2025 IEEE DELCON: International Conference on Recent Smart Technologies in Engineering for Sustainable Development; Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1109/DELCON68055.2025.11400330" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1109/DELCON68055.2025.11400330</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105036380674?origin=resultslist" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105036380674?origin=resultslist</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Yashu K., Christ University, Dept. Of Statistics And Data Science, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Gogi V.J., Christ University, Dept. Of Statistics And Data Science, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Azarudheen S., Christ University, Dept. Of Statistics And Data Science, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India Description An account of the resource The proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) and edge computing paradigms has necessitated the deployment of intelligent multi-agent systems in resource-constrained environments, where traditional communication protocols fail to optimize bandwidth utilization and energy consumption. This paper presents a novel adaptive communication framework specifically designed for manager-worker small Large Language Models (LLMs) multi-agent systems operating under stringent computational, memory, and energy constraints. Our approach integrates three synergistic innovations: (1) a lightweight semantic filtering module employing knowledge-distilled small LLMs (DistilBERT 66M parameters, TinyBERT 4.4M parameters) for real-time extraction of task-relevant information with minimal computational overhead, (2) a dynamic hierarchical coordination scheme enabling runtime role reassignment based on evolving task complexity and resource availability, and (3) an adaptive topology control mechanism leveraging algebraic connectivity measures to optimize network robustness while minimizing communication overhead. Comprehensive simulation-based evaluation across five distinct IoT deployment scenarios demonstrates substantial improvements in communication efficiency, achieving an average token reduction of 5 7. 4 % (range: 5 4. 1 - 5 9. 4 %) while maintaining task completion rates within 8.3 percentage points of baseline performance. The framework exhibits superior coordination quality improvements of 6.0 %, coupled with significant resource optimization including 5 1. 2 % CPU usage reduction and 50.4 % energy savings, validating its practical suitability for edge computing deployments in resource-critical applications. 2025 IEEE. Subject The topic of the resource adaptive protocols; edge computing; IoT coordination; Multi-agent systems; resource-constrained environments; semantic communication; small language models; topology control Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. Relation A related resource ISBN: 979-833155864-2; Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Conference paper Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource online