Developing Application Protocols (APs) Using the Architecture and Methods of STEP (STandard for the Exchange of Product data). Fundamentals of the STEP Methodology.
Developing Application Protocols (APs) Using the
Architecture and Methods of STEP (STandard for the
Exchange of Product data). Fundamentals of the STEP
Methodology.
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Danner, W. F.
NISTIR 5972; 77 p. January 1997.
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Order number: PB98-104177
Keywords:
application protocol; interrelated application protocol;
data exchange; data sharing; information exchange;
information sharing
Abstract:
STEP has provided an architecture and methods for the
development of application protocols (APs). An AP is a
standards document (a part of ISO 10303) that provides
for communication of information in a well defined
application context. The use of an AP ensures that the
information conveyed is that which was intended. It
also ensures that the information conveyed is adequate
for specific uses of product data identified as the
purpose of the AP. This report presents a tutorial for
the development and use of APs using the architecture
and methods of STEP. It provides definitions,
rationales, and examples of the principle components of
the STEP architecture as well as their use for a sample
population. The sample population is presented using
both clear text endoding and an example relational
database implementation. The presented definitions,
rationales, and example AP provide a foundation for a
strategy to develop and use interrelated application
protocols (IAPs).
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