RFC 4101 on Writing Protocol Models

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        RFC 4101

        Title:      Writing Protocol Models
        Author(s):  E. Rescorla, IAB
        Status:     Informational
        Date:       June 2005
        Mailbox:    ekr@rtfm.com, iab@iab.org
        Pages:      22
        Characters: 47287
        Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso:    None

        I-D Tag:    draft-iab-model-03.txt

        URL:        ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc4101.txt

The IETF process depends on peer review.  However, IETF documents
are generally written to be useful for implementors, not
reviewers.  In particular, while great care is generally taken to
provide a complete description of the state machines and bits on
the wire, this level of detail tends to get in the way of initial
understanding.  This document describes an approach for providing
protocol "models" that allow reviewers to quickly grasp the essence
of a system.

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