@techreport{mrose-blocks-appldesign-02, number = {draft-mrose-blocks-appldesign-02}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-mrose-blocks-appldesign/02/}, author = {Dr. Marshall T. Rose}, title = {{On the Design of Application Protocols}}, pagetotal = 28, year = 2000, month = jun, day = 16, abstract = {This memo describes the design principles for the Blocks eXtensible eXchange Protocol{[}35{]} (BXXP). BXXP is a generic application protocol framework for connection-oriented, asynchronous request-response interactions. BXXP permits multiplexing of independent request/response streams over a single transport connection, supporting both textual and binary messages. To subscribe to the Blocks discussion list, send e-mail{[}36{]}; there is also a developers' site{[}37{]}.}, }