language, protocol, artificial intelligence (KQML) A
University of Maryland Baltimore County, Lab for Advanced
The KQML message format and protocol can be used to interact
with an intelligent system, either by an
applicationprogram, or by another intelligent system. KQML's
"performatives" are operations that agents perform on each
other's knowledge and
goal stores. Higher-level
using these. KQML's "communication facilitators" coordinate
the interactions of other agents to support knowledge sharing.
Experimental prototype systems support concurrent engineering,
intelligent design, intelligent planning, and scheduling.
(1999-09-28)