(KQML) A language and protocol, based on SGML, for exchanging information and knowledge, proposed in 1993(?). Work on KQML is led(?) by Tim Finin edu> of the University of Maryland Baltimore County, Lab for Advanced Information Technology. It is part of the ARPA {Knowledge Sharing Effort}. The KQML message format and protocol can be used to interact with an intelligent system, either by an {application program}, or by another intelligent system. KQML' s "performatives" are operations that agents perform on each other' s knowledge and goal stores. Higher-level interactions such as contract nets and negotiation are built 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. Start . (1999-09-28)
