Integration of Internet Information Resources (iiir)
































Charter































Status: Concluded April, 1995 































































Chair(s):































































 A. Anantha 































 Kevin Gamiel 































































Description of Working Group:































The Integration of Internet Information Resources Working Group (IIIR)































is chartered to facilitate interoperability between Internet































information services, and to develop, specify, and align protocols































designed to integrate the plethora of Internet information services































(WAIS, ARCHIE, Prospero, etc.) into a single ``virtually unified































information service'' (VUIS). Such protocols would include, but are not































limited to, update protocols for distributed servers, a ``query routing































protocol'' to pass queries between existing services, protocols for































gateways between existing and future services, and standard exchange































formats (perhaps based on Z39.50) for cross-listing specific































information.































































Also, where necessary, IIIR will create technical documentation for































protocols used for information services in the Internet.

Request for Comments:

  • RFC1625 WAIS over Z39.50-1988 (Informational)
  • RFC1727 A Vision of an Integrated Internet Information Service (Informational)
  • RFC1728 Resource Transponders (Informational)
  • RFC1729 Using the Z39.50 Information Retrieval Protocol in the Internet Environment (Informational)