transport protocol

Supertype: protocol

Definition: set of capabilities that provide the rules and procedures used to transport information between an agentsoftware that collects data published from one or more piece(s) of equipment, organizes that data in a structured manner, and responds to requests for data from client software systems by providing a structured response in the form of a response document that is constructed using the semantic data model of a Standard. and a client software application through a physical connectionnetwork transmission technologies that physically interconnect an agent..