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From: yam@nttmhs.ntt.jp (Toshihiko YAMAKAMI)
Newsgroups: comp.groupware
Subject: Group Communication Protocols
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Date: 2 Jan 90 14:45:21 GMT
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 'Groupware' may include very wide variety of interests in computer 
and communication systems.

 But in my opinion, one of the most interesting issues is how
to provide efficient high level communication protocols
for groupwork.
 For example, human beings use many techniques to make agreement,
negotiation, project management and so on. But traditional communication
systems provide only broadcasting or point-to-point communication.

 So human begings should map various protocols into such
raw level communication primitives.
 What types of high level group communication
protocols do we use in group activities?
 Is it better to realize such protocols in communication systems?
 Ot is it hard to pick up such high level communiction primitives?

 In my current research, I believe there exists some bacis
group communication primitives. I suppose it is something like
a communication-goal exchange protocol.

 Now I am interested in what level of communication goal is suitable
for office groupwork support.

// A Happy New Year to all groupware researchers in the world.
// There are not so many grouware researchers in Japan, so
// we would like to see vital and exciting discussion in this group,
// and we are happy to join it. :-)




Toshihiko YAMAKAMI	NTT Telecommunication Networks Laboratories
* Interests include:	Office Systems, CHI, OSI
	Telephone:	+81-468-59-3781