Communicative acts and interaction protocols in a distributed information system
Nowostawski, Mariusz; Carter, Dan; Cranefield, Stephen; Purvis, Martin

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Nowostawski, M., Carter, D., Cranefield, S., & Purvis, M. (2003). Communicative acts and interaction protocols in a distributed information system (Information Science Discussion Papers Series No. 2003/02). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/1084
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Abstract:
In FIPA-style multi-agent systems, agents coordinate their activities by sending messages representing particular communicative acts (or performatives). Agent communication languages must strike a balance between simplicity and expressiveness by defining a limited set of communicative act types that fit the communication needs of a wide set of problems. More complex requirements for particular problems must then be handled by defining domain-specific predicates and actions within ontologies. This paper examines the communication needs of a multi-agent distributed information retrieval system and discusses how well these are met by the FIPA ACL.
Date:
2003-05
Publisher:
University of Otago
Pages:
15
Series number:
2003/02
Research Type:
Discussion Paper