Service & Client Protocols

Client Initiated Protocols

Service Initiated Protocols

Client & Service Initiated Protocols

Ping a.k.a "Echo Request/Response"

• All services and clients must respond to valid echo requests.
• The only valid purpose of an echo request for a client is to verify service responsiveness.
• The only valid purposes of an echo request for a client is to verify client responsiveness and client latency.

Echo Request Message

Property	Type	Description
channel_id	int	Channel ID
direction	int	Direction
data	string	Data to echo

Example Echo Request:

{
    'type': 'echo_request',
    'direction': [direction],
    'channel_id': [channel_id],
    'data': "[data]"
}

Echo Response Message

Property	Type	Description
channel_id	int	Channel ID
direction	int	Direction
data	string	Data to echo

Example Echo Request:

{
    'type': 'echo_response',
    'direction': [direction],
    'channel_id': [channel_id],
    'data': "[data]"
}