1.3 Overview

The purpose of the Windows Protocols Documentation Roadmap is to provide a useful starting point for obtaining the information needed to create interoperable protocol software. By traversing the links in this document, the reader can navigate the entire Windows protocols documentation set and discover additional helpful technical information that complements the documentation set.

The information in the Windows Protocols Documentation Roadmap is grouped into the following sections.

• Introduction (section 1): General information about using the documentation set, including licensing and support.

• Documentation Contents (section 2): A description of the different types of documents, including technical areas.

• Navigating the Documentation Set (section 3): Where to find the various components of documentation set.

• Appendix A: Cross-Reference Matrices (section 4): Links to all documents in the documentation set, cross-referenced by technical area and technology collection.

• Appendix B: Open Specification Site Map (section 5): A diagram showing the entire node structure of the documentation set.

It is suggested that the reader become familiar with the classification of the documents and their contents before proceeding to the navigation section, because that knowledge will help clarify the document relationships.

This section provides the following information:

• Windows product versions that apply to the documentation set.

• The relationship of documents to each other in the documentation set.

• Naming conventions used for the documents.

• The system for identifying versions of the documents.