Study of Z39.50 Protocol and Its Application
Liu Shao · Microcomputer Development · 2003
It depends on the interoperability of systems and da ta to solve the co nflict between the development of network and the resource sharing. Z39.50 proto col is a standard on information retrieval based on client/server model. For the purpose of interconnection between systems across platforms and database search ing, it defines some procedures and formats which support computer comm unication in standard and mutually understandable terms, and also support data t ransmission between systems with various data structures,contents and formats. Briefly overviews the development and emphasizes on the contents,imp lementing and its applications.