2.1 Transport

The WS-Management Protocol uses SOAP, as specified in [SOAP1.2-1/2003], over HTTP or HTTPS for communication. The WS-Management Protocol, as specified in [DMTF-DSP0226], MUST be used as the transport to provide access to CIM data using binding techniques specified by [DMTF-DSP0227] and mapping techniques specified by [DMTF-DSP0230].