diff --git a/agent/README.txt b/agent/README.txt
index ac1f4bd..6fd351a 100644
--- a/agent/README.txt
+++ b/agent/README.txt
@@ -146,9 +146,19 @@ Let's check a few attributes of the newly created agent.
 Job Scheduling and Execution
 ----------------------------
 
+A scheduler is responsible for triggering the execution of a job at the
+appropriate time. The master agent schedules the jobs based upon the
+information (job specifications) it gets from the controller. There
+is just one scheduler associated with the master agent.
+
   >>> master.scheduler
   <cybertools.agent.base.schedule.Scheduler object ...>
 
+  >>> from cybertools.agent.base.control import JobSpecification
+  >>> jobSpec = JobSpecification('sample', agent='sample01')
+  >>> master.setupJobs([jobSpec])
+  Job <...Job object ...> on agent <...SampleAgent object ...> has been executed.
+
 Logging
 -------
 
diff --git a/agent/base/agent.py b/agent/base/agent.py
index 43ef6d3..6fb4912 100644
--- a/agent/base/agent.py
+++ b/agent/base/agent.py
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ $Id$
 from zope.interface import implements
 
 from cybertools.agent.interfaces import IAgent
-from cybertools.agent.components import agents
-from cybertools.agent.components import controllers, loggers, schedulers
+from cybertools.agent.components import agents, controllers, jobs
+from cybertools.agent.components import loggers, schedulers
 from cybertools.util.config import Configurator
 
 
@@ -72,12 +72,16 @@ class Master(Agent):
             self.children[spec.name] = agent
 
     def setupJobs(self, jobSpecs):
-        pass
+        for spec in jobSpecs:
+            job = jobs(self.scheduler, spec.type)
+            job.agent = self.children[spec.agent]
+            self.scheduler.schedule(job, spec.startTime)
 
 
 class SampleAgent(Agent):
 
-    pass
+    def execute(self, job, params=None):
+        print 'Job %s on agent %s has been executed.' % (job, self)
 
 agents.register(SampleAgent, Master, name='sample')
 
diff --git a/agent/base/control.py b/agent/base/control.py
index 8b6c73a..70cb9e2 100644
--- a/agent/base/control.py
+++ b/agent/base/control.py
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ class AgentSpecification(object):
 
 class JobSpecification(object):
 
-    def __init__(self, name, type, **kw):
-        self.name = name
+    startTime = None
+
+    def __init__(self, type, **kw):
         self.type = type
         for k, v in kw.items():
             setattr(self, k, v)
diff --git a/agent/base/job.py b/agent/base/job.py
index e8e02d7..2acb2d3 100644
--- a/agent/base/job.py
+++ b/agent/base/job.py
@@ -23,10 +23,38 @@ $Id$
 """
 
 from zope.interface import implements
-from loops.agent.interfaces import IScheduledJob
+
+from cybertools.agent.base.schedule import Scheduler
+from cybertools.agent.components import jobs
+from cybertools.agent.interfaces import IScheduledJob
 
 
 class Job(object):
 
     implements(IScheduledJob)
 
+    agent = None
+    startTime = None
+    repeat = 0
+    whenStarted = whenFinished = None
+
+    def __init__(self, scheduler):
+        self.scheduler = scheduler
+        self.params = {}
+        self.successors = []
+
+    def execute(self):
+        if self.agent is not None:
+            self.agent.execute(self, self.params)
+
+    def reschedule(self, startTime=None):
+        self.scheduler.schedule(self.copy(), startTime)
+
+    def copy(self):
+        newJob = Job(self.scheduler)
+        newJob.agent = self.agent
+        newJob.params = self.params
+        newJob.repeat = self.repeat
+        newJob.successors = [s.copy() for s in self.successors]
+
+jobs.register(Job, Scheduler, name='sample')
diff --git a/agent/base/schedule.py b/agent/base/schedule.py
index 65e4ad0..b9acc98 100644
--- a/agent/base/schedule.py
+++ b/agent/base/schedule.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-#  Copyright (c) 2007 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
+#  Copyright (c) 2008 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
 #
 #  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 #  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Basic (sample) job scheduler.
 $Id$
 """
 
-
+from time import time
 from zope.interface import implements
 
 from cybertools.agent.base.agent import Master
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ class Scheduler(object):
 
     def __init__(self, agent):
         self.agent = agent
+        self.queue = []
+
+    def schedule(self, job, startTime=None):
+        job. startTime = startTime or int(time())
+        self.queue.append(job)
+        job.execute()   # the sample scheduler does not care about startTime
+
+    def getJobsToExecute(startTime=0):
+        return [j for j in self.queue.values() if startTime <= j.startTime]
 
 
 schedulers.register(Scheduler, Master, name='sample')
diff --git a/agent/interfaces.py b/agent/interfaces.py
index 6567d91..5865bb2 100644
--- a/agent/interfaces.py
+++ b/agent/interfaces.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class IScheduler(Interface):
         time by the agents responsible for it.
     """
 
-    def schedule(job, agent, startTime=None):
+    def schedule(job, startTime=None):
         """ Register the job given for execution at the intended start
             date/time (an integer timestamp) and return the job.
 
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ class IScheduledJob(Interface):
         a predefined date and time - this is the basic job interface.
     """
 
+    scheduler = Attribute('Scheduler that controls this job.')
     agent = Attribute('Agent responsible for executing the job.')
     startTime = Attribute('Date/time at which the job should be executed.')
     params = Attribute('Mapping with key/value pairs to be used by '
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ class IScheduledJob(Interface):
                        'result of running the job, that will be called when '
                        'the job has finished.')
 
-    def execute(params=None):
+    def execute():
         """ Execute the job, typically by calling the ``execute()`` method
             of the agent responsible for it.
         """