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diff --git a/docs/nng_rep.adoc b/docs/nng_rep.adoc index 2eae0feb..29832813 100644 --- a/docs/nng_rep.adoc +++ b/docs/nng_rep.adoc @@ -73,20 +73,8 @@ The following protocol-specific options are available. Protocol Headers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -The _nng_rep_ protocol uses a _backtrace_ in the header. This -form uses an array of 32-bit big-endian identifiers, where the first -element in the array -identifies the local peer identifier to which the message will next be sent. -This is a hop-by-hop header where each element in a path adds routing -information to the end when sending a request, and when replying removes -elements to obtain the next hop information. The request ID is at the -end of this header and is inserted into the header as its first element -by the originating surveyor. (Request IDs are distinguished from hops by -having their high order bit set to one. They are generated automatically -and randomly when a request is first issued.) - -// TODO: Insert reference to RFC. - +The _nng_rep_ protocol uses a _backtrace_ in the header. This is +more fully documented in the <<nng_rep#,nng_rep(7)>> manual. SEE ALSO -------- |