1.2 Overview of ETP and How it Works
| Topic Version | 1 | Published | 10/31/2016 | |
| For Standard | ETP v1.1 | |||
This section is non-normative. It provides an overview of how ETP works, specifically it:
- Defines protocols and subprotocols and how ETP works with existing standard communication protocols. See Section 1.2.1 Protocols and Subprotocols.
- Describes the message transport mechanism, WebSocket protocol. See Section 1.2.2 WebSocket Transport.
- Describes how messages are formatted and serialized using Avro. See Section 1.2.3 Avro Serialization.
- Describes roles in the message exchange. See Section 1.2.4 Client, Servers, and Roles.