SQL Server Protocols
The Microsoft SQL Server Protocols documentation contains detailed technical specifications for Microsoft protocols that are implemented and used by SQL Server to interoperate or communicate with other Microsoft products. It also contains technical specifications for extensions to industry-standard and other published protocols that are used by SQL Server. In addition, the documentation set includes a companion overview document that supplements the technical specifications with conceptual background information, overviews of inter-protocol relationships and interactions, and technical references.
Although the Open Specifications technical documents are freely available, many of them include patented inventions. Some of these patents are available at no charge under the Open Specifications Promise or the Microsoft Community Promise. The remaining patents are available through various licensing programs. For more information, please visit the Microsoft Open Specifications Dev Center website or send an email message to the IP Licensing Team.
Explore SQL Server Protocols Documentation
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SQL Server Protocols Overview Document Provides information about the protocols and other technologies that are included in the SQL Server Protocols documentation set and the relationships among those technologies. |
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SQL Server Protocols Technical Documents Provides detailed technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols (including extensions to industry-standard or other published protocols) and other technologies that are used by SQL Server to communicate with other Microsoft products. |
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What's New and Changed
What's New and Changed lists the SQL Server Protocols documents that fall into new and updated categories.
Important To download a .zip file that contains the SQL Server Protocols documentation in PDF format, including both changed and unchanged documents, see SQL Server Protocols Documents.
Preview Documents
From time to time, Microsoft may publish a preview, or pre-release, version of an Open Specifications technical document for community review and feedback. To provide feedback for a preview version of a technical document, please follow the instructions for that document, if provided. Otherwise, you can provide feedback by using the Open Specifications Forums.
The preview period for a technical document varies. Additionally, not every technical document will be published for preview.
After the preview period, the technical document is published to the appropriate location in the Open Specifications MSDN Library.
Preview Documents lists the current preview, or pre-release, documents.
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