Protocol (UPDM - NAF aliases)
Creation
To create a Protocol:
• From an Architectural Description or Service Description: right-click the Architectural Description or Service Description, point to New, point to NAF, point to Technical, and then click Protocol.
• From an NTV-2 Standards Definition: click the Protocol button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Protocol button, and then click in free space on the diagram.Appearance
When shown on an NTV-2 Standards Definition, a Protocol appears as follows:
When shown on an NTV-2 Protocol Layer Definition, a Protocol appears as follows:
Relationships
The following relationships are of importance to a Protocol:
• Conforms relationships between a Protocol and elements that conform to that Protocol. To create a Conforms relationship from an element: right-click the element, point to Links, and then click Conforms To.
• Forecast relationships link a Protocol to forecasted future Protocol elements.
• Used as a type for Protocol Layer elements.
The following sections provide information about how a Protocol is used in the model.
Create a Protocol from
Create from a Protocol
In addition to the UPDM elements that can be created from all UPDM elements (Alias, Definition, Information and Metadata):
Shown on these diagrams, tables and matrices
In addition to the NAV-2 Integrated Dictionary and NTV-1 Standards Profile, which can show all UPDM elements:
UPDM writeable properties
The following writeable properties are available on the Protocol tab of a Protocol element's Property Pages:
• currentStatus
• informationTechnologyStandardCategory
• shortName
• URI
• version