FOUNDATION FOR INTELLIGENT
PHYSICAL AGENTS
FIPA Agent Message Transport
Specification
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Document
title |
FIPA Agent Message Transport Specification |
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Document
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OC00024C |
Document
source |
FIPA TC B |
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Document
status |
Obsolete |
Date
of this status |
2000/04/11 |
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Supersedes |
None |
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Contact |
fab@fipa.org |
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Change
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2000/04/11 |
Made obsolete by FIPA00067 |
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© 2000 Foundation for Intelligent
Physical Agents - http://www.fipa.org/
Geneva, Switzerland
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Notice |
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Use of the technologies described
in this specification may infringe patents, copyrights or other intellectual
property rights of FIPA Members and non-members. Nothing in this
specification should be construed as granting permission to use any of the
technologies described. Anyone planning to make use of technology covered by
the intellectual property rights of others should first obtain permission
from the holder(s) of the rights. FIPA strongly encourages anyone
implementing any part of this
specification to determine first whether part(s) sought to be implemented are
covered by the intellectual property of others, and, if so, to obtain
appropriate licenses or other permission from the holder(s) of such
intellectual property prior to implementation. This specification is subject
to change without notice. Neither FIPA nor any of its Members accept any
responsibility whatsoever for damages or liability, direct or consequential,
which may result from the use of this specification. |
Foreword
The Foundation for Intelligent Physical Agents
(FIPA) is an international organization that is dedicated to promoting the
industry of intelligent agents by openly developing specifications supporting
interoperability among agents and agent-based applications. This occurs through
open collaboration among its member organizations, which are companies and
universities that are active in the field of agents. FIPA makes the results of
its activities available to all interested parties and intends to contribute
its results to the appropriate formal standards bodies.
The members of FIPA are individually and
collectively committed to open competition in the development of agent-based
applications, services and equipment. Membership in FIPA is open to any
corporation and individual firm, partnership, governmental body or
international organization without restriction. In particular, members are not
bound to implement or use specific agent-based standards, recommendations and FIPA
specifications by virtue of their participation in FIPA.
The FIPA specifications are developed through
direct involvement of the FIPA membership. The status of a specification can be
either Preliminary, Experimental, Standard, Deprecated or Obsolete. More detail about the process of
specification may be found in the FIPA Procedures for Technical Work. A
complete overview of the FIPA specifications and their current status may be
found in the FIPA List of Specifications. A list of terms and abbreviations
used in the FIPA specifications may be found in the FIPA Glossary.
FIPA is a non-profit association registered in Geneva, Switzerland. As of January 2000, the 56 members of FIPA represented 17 countries worldwide. Further information about FIPA as an organization, membership information, FIPA specifications and upcoming meetings may be found at http://www.fipa.org/.
Contents
3 Agent
Message Transport Reference Model
4.1 Expressing Message Transport Information
4.1.1 Abstract Message Envelope Syntax
4.1.2 Message Envelope Slot Semantics
4.1.3 Updating Message Envelope Slot Information
4.1.4 Additional Message Envelope Slots