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 +====== Communication Protocol ======
  
 +[[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:start|Go up to Terms and Definitions]]
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 +===== Discussion =====
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 +A Communication Protocol defines the rules and conventions governing the exchange of information between communicating entities.
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 +A Communication Protocol may specify how information is formatted, transmitted, received, interpreted, sequenced, acknowledged, or otherwise exchanged. The particular responsibilities of a protocol depend on the architectural layer and communication context in which the protocol is used.
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 +A Communication Protocol is distinct from a [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:c:communication_characteristic|Communication Characteristic]]. The protocol defines rules governing information exchange, while a Communication Characteristic describes an aspect of that exchange, such as [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:l:latency|Latency]].
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 +A Communication Protocol is also distinct from [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:q:qos|Quality of Service]]. A protocol defines how communicating entities exchange information, while Quality of Service describes or controls characteristics of that communication.
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 +The term does not prescribe a particular protocol, protocol stack, transport mechanism, middleware technology, or implementation.
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 +===== Definition =====
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 +//a protocol specifying the rules and conventions governing information exchange between communicating entities//
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 +===== Source =====
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 +DIDO Solutions architectural definition derived from distributed-system and networking concepts used by the DIDO Reference Architecture and DIDO-TE.
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 +===== Note =====
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 +Communication Protocol is intentionally independent of a particular architectural layer.
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 +Examples may include network, transport, application, middleware, or domain-specific communication protocols when those protocols govern information exchange between communicating entities.
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 +The selection or configuration of a Communication Protocol does not, by itself, establish permission, authorization, semantic compatibility, or Quality of Service.
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 +===== Example =====
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 +A Test Definition may specify a Communication Protocol for information exchange between two Nodes connected through a Virtual Network. The same test may separately specify Latency or Quality of Service characteristics for that communication.
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