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Research draft

communication protocol

vr.tr.communication-protocol · INF.KNW

Let an agent handle communication protocols by layer, specification, versions, implementations and security.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle communication protocols by layer, specification, versions, implementations and security.

A set of rules and formats governing how data is exchanged between devices, programs or systems, such as TCP/IP, HTTP, USB, Bluetooth, XMPP and OGC web services; specified in technical standards.

What it is for: Interoperable communication between systems.

It can be identify the protocol and version; find the authoritative specification; check security properties; debug interoperability issues.

Distinguishing features

Defines message formats and rules

Layered

Versioned and standardised

Security varies

What it looks like

Not physical; defined in specifications and seen in network traffic.

How it is recognised

Names such as HTTP, TCP, MQTT

RFCs and standards documents

Diplomatic protocol is a different sense

Related models

is a kind of - category

technical standard and interface standard

is specified by - bodies

IETF, IEEE, W3C and OGC

is implemented in - implementation

software and hardware

is confused with - another sense

protocol (diplomatic)

In practice

Families and kinds

network protocols

application protocols

hardware interface protocols

messaging protocols

geospatial web service protocols

Identifiers

RFC number IETF document number specifications

Standards and regulation

IETF RFCs

IEEE 802 standards

EU Cyber Resilience Act for products

Failure modes and hazards

Using insecure or deprecated protocols

Misreading the specification version

Also called

Web Map ServiceWeb Feature ServiceXMPP Extension ProtocolUSB-C Alternate Modeopen protocolcache coherenceIEEE 802.11acIEEE 802.11nDisplay Data ChannelBus-Interface-LogicQuick ShareBerkeley socketsTALQ ProtocolHypercubeUSB and Firewire Host Controller Interfaceconnection-oriented protocolVLAN Trunking Protocolcomputer network protocoltext-based protocolinternet of things protocolcommand and controlAutomated Certificate Management Environmentstateful protocolstateless protocolcryptographic protocol of communicationTime-Triggered Protocolconnectionless protocolCommon Gateway Interfaceautomatic repeat requestPSGIbit-oriented protocolpriority ceiling protocolauthentication protocolbyte-oriented protocolUSB data transfer modeThree-phase commit protocolInteraction protocolX.25PROFIsafeSpecific Area Message Encoding

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identity Which protocol.

Specifications define protocols.

Name

Protocol and version.

Name

Protocol identity.

  1. Which protocol and version is meant? definition
  2. Which layer does it operate at? definition

Specification

Authoritative document.

Specification

Specification.

  1. Which document is the authoritative specification? provenance
  2. Has it been updated or obsoleted? provenance
Security Safety.

Security must be checked.

Properties

Encryption.

Properties

Security properties.

  1. Does the protocol provide encryption and authentication? definition
  2. Which versions are deprecated for security reasons? provenance

Vulnerabilities

Advisories.

Vulnerabilities

Vulnerabilities.

  1. Are there known vulnerabilities in this implementation? provenance
  2. Which advisory lists them? provenance
Implementation Using it.

Implementations vary.

Libraries

Software.

Libraries

Implementations.

  1. Which maintained libraries implement it? provenance
  2. Are they conformant? boundary

Debug

Troubleshooting.

Debug

Troubleshooting.

  1. How can interoperability problems be diagnosed? action
  2. Which tools inspect the traffic? provenance
Senses Disambiguation.

Protocol has other senses.

Diplomatic

Etiquette.

Diplomatic

Diplomatic sense.

  1. Is diplomatic protocol meant? boundary
  2. Which entry fits? action

Medical

Clinical protocol.

Medical

Medical sense.

  1. Is a clinical or research protocol meant? boundary
  2. Which entry fits? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each protocol be a separate entry?
  • How should specifications be linked?
  • How should security status be tracked?
Draft as JSON