To implement messages on top of existing, arbitrary transport layers, a packet header is included as part of the packet. The packet header precedes all data within the packet. It is always 8 bytes in length. Most importantly, the buffer header states the Type and Length of the entire packet.

The following is a detailed description of each item within the packet header.

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