Communication among entities may exhibit characteristics that affect the behavior of the distributed system using that communication.
A Communication Characteristic identifies an aspect of communication that may be described, constrained, configured, measured, or reproduced.
Examples may include latency, communication protocol, delivery behavior, or Quality of Service characteristics.
A Communication Characteristic is distinct from a Communication Parameter. The characteristic identifies the aspect of communication being described. A Communication Parameter specifies a value, condition, or constraint governing that characteristic.
a characteristic describing an aspect of information exchange between communicating entities
DIDO Solutions architectural definition derived from DIDO-TE communication requirements and DIDO Reference Architecture communication and Quality of Service concepts.
The definition does not prescribe the set of Communication Characteristics supported by a particular system.
Specific characteristics become normative only when identified by an applicable architecture, requirement, Configuration, or Test Definition.
Latency is a Communication Characteristic. A configured maximum latency of 50 milliseconds is a value associated with that characteristic.
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