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Issues and Recommendations for a STEP Application Protocol Framework

Published

Author(s)

Thomas Kramer, M Palmer, Allison Barnard Feeney

Abstract

This report provides a description of application protocols, a summary of AP development issues (supplemented by discussions and case studies in the appendicies), a listing of the relevant documentation and issues papers, and recommendations for resolving the identified issues. This includes recommendations on functional requirements for an AP framework, elements of AP structure, coordination of AP development, and AP classification, plus others. This report provides a baseline study for subsequent work on an AP Framework by members of the STEP community.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 4755
Report Number
4755

Keywords

AP framwork, application protocols, PDES, STEP

Citation

Kramer, T. , Palmer, M. and Barnard Feeney, A. (1992), Issues and Recommendations for a STEP Application Protocol Framework, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.4755, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=821256 (Accessed March 28, 2024)
Created May 31, 1992, Updated October 12, 2021