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Conversations

See Table  2 on page  [*].


 
Table 2: Basic Conversation Block

conversation_block

::=
  ``conversation''
  conversation_identifier
  ``{''
  connection_block
  dagent_block
  alphabet_block
  term_block
  sentence_block
  converstion_behavior_block
  conversation_contract_block
  conversation_option_block
  ``}''
  ``;''
 

A conversation contains a list of connections. The content of the conversation are defined over an alphabet using terms and sentences. The well-formed sentences are described by the behavior while the performance is defined in the contract. The conversation has a collection of options.



 

Ronald LeRoi Burback
1998-12-16