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<concept id="GUID-F43A54C0-E82B-5790-8493-1372D214C642" xml:lang="en"><title>What |
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Framework. </shortdesc><prolog><metadata><keywords/></metadata></prolog><conbody> |
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<p>The transmission of data and the management of connections is divided into |
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separate operations. Symbian platform gives the name <i>Plane</i> to |
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these operations. The Communications Framework defines three Planes. Each |
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Plane has a separate role and a separate responsibility. Each Plane matches |
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a Sockets Server API. </p> |
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<p>The Planes are called: the Data Plane, the Control Plane and the Management |
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Plane. </p> |
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<p>Layers span all three Planes. Code in each Plane operates together to deliver |
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the required Communications protocol behaviour. </p> |
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<p>A connection can have a number of subconnections. Subconnections can be |
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called channels. The concepts of connection and subconnection make it useful |
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to divide the Control Plane into two parts. The following diagram shows the |
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concept. The blue arrows indicate dependencies. The vertical dotted lines |
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indicate the division of Planes. </p> |
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<title> Planes in the Communications Framework </title> |
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<p>The following diagram overlays the Planes with an example series of Layers </p> |
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<title> Planes and Layers in the Communications Framework |
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<li id="GUID-45F19CFA-9B96-53B3-9B15-428BB3226BAA"><p> <xref href="GUID-F43A54C0-E82B-5790-8493-1372D214C642.dita#GUID-F43A54C0-E82B-5790-8493-1372D214C642/GUID-E8250BBE-8529-5C45-BCA3-92A87C013580">Data Plane</xref> </p> </li> |
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<li id="GUID-461678D6-3198-55CF-B07E-94F5E1086BAC"><p> <xref href="GUID-F43A54C0-E82B-5790-8493-1372D214C642.dita#GUID-F43A54C0-E82B-5790-8493-1372D214C642/GUID-CFFC0BC1-FD9D-5F82-8906-2F9E8FCD21F5">Control Plane</xref> </p> </li> |
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<li id="GUID-6B98DEAB-F245-5533-A05A-957FADE0C120"><p> <xref href="GUID-F43A54C0-E82B-5790-8493-1372D214C642.dita#GUID-F43A54C0-E82B-5790-8493-1372D214C642/GUID-2372FF88-FA59-5CDF-9362-1A54F43D8442">Management Plane</xref> </p> </li> |
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<section id="GUID-E8250BBE-8529-5C45-BCA3-92A87C013580"><title>Data Plane</title> <p>The |
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Data Plane carries data and uses Communications protocols. The Data Plane |
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handles conversations with remote peers.The <xref href="GUID-F43A54C0-E82B-5790-8493-1372D214C642.dita#GUID-F43A54C0-E82B-5790-8493-1372D214C642/GUID-CFFC0BC1-FD9D-5F82-8906-2F9E8FCD21F5">Control |
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Plane</xref> and the <xref href="GUID-F43A54C0-E82B-5790-8493-1372D214C642.dita#GUID-F43A54C0-E82B-5790-8493-1372D214C642/GUID-2372FF88-FA59-5CDF-9362-1A54F43D8442">Management |
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Plane</xref> exist to serve the Data Plane. </p> <p>The Data Plane exists |
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to minimise interruptions to the flow of data. The Data Plane assigns the |
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response to interruptions to the Control Plane. Interruptions include: the |
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of changes to the status of the network. </p> <p>To make sure that interruptions |
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cannot interfere with the Data Plane, a thread divide exists between the Data |
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Data Plane corresponds to the Sockets Server API: <xref href="GUID-D4F08503-F1EF-3531-9C3C-4AF24A6255F0.dita"><apiname>RSocket</apiname></xref>. </p> <p>The |
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following diagram shows the thread divide. </p> <fig id="GUID-A440C4F8-199E-575A-9922-D90059CA69C3"> |
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<title> Data Plane in the Communications Framework </title> |
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</fig> <p><b>Features </b> </p> <p>The Data Plane: </p> <ul> |
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<li id="GUID-6748E1E2-5FF3-52BC-9FC7-6759F52B59D2"><p>enables the transfer |
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of data to clients of the protocol stack and from clients of the protocol |
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<li id="GUID-1073D70B-80FA-55E7-96E9-C9B51A701BC4"><p>enables the transfer |
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Control Plane establishes, maintains and modifies the traffic, or conversations |
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in the Data Plane. Specifically, the Control Pane establishes, controls, re-binds |
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application and from the Management Plane. </p> <p>The <xref href="GUID-F43A54C0-E82B-5790-8493-1372D214C642.dita#GUID-F43A54C0-E82B-5790-8493-1372D214C642/GUID-E8250BBE-8529-5C45-BCA3-92A87C013580">Data Plane</xref> sends the status of the link and other control information |
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Subconnections can be called channels. The concepts of connection and subconnection |
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make it useful to divide the Control Plane into two parts. </p> <p>The Data |
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Plane corresponds to the Sockets Server APIs: <xref href="GUID-BED8A733-2ED7-31AD-A911-C1F4707C67FD.dita"><apiname>RConnection</apiname></xref> and <xref href="GUID-0AFDA357-EE44-3788-9CAB-162B874134BF.dita"><apiname>RSubConnection</apiname></xref>. </p> <p><b>Features </b> </p> <p>The Control Plane: </p> <ul> |
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received from the data protocols </p> </li> |
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Plane or the client application about changes to the state of the Control |
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channels and their properties </p> </li> |
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<section id="GUID-2372FF88-FA59-5CDF-9362-1A54F43D8442"><title>Management |
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stack. </p> <p>The Management Plane corresponds to the Sockets Server API: <xref href="GUID-55FE59B7-4FA9-3B1A-BD4C-9B7611FE75C2.dita"><apiname>RConnectionServ</apiname></xref> </p> <p><b>Features </b> </p> <p>The Management Plane: </p> <ul> |
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information to the Layer. </p> </li> |
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