MIL-STD-188/173, MILITARY STANDARD: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INTERFACE STANDARD, INTEROPERABILITY STANDARDS FOR INFORMATION AND RECORD TRAFFIC EXCHANGE MODE V (19 MAY 1989) [NO S/S DOCUMENT]

MIL-STD-188/173, MILITARY STANDARD: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INTERFACE STANDARD, INTEROPERABILITY STANDARDS FOR INFORMATION AND RECORD TRAFFIC EXCHANGE MODE V (19 MAY 1989) [NO S/S DOCUMENT]., The purpose of this document is to ensure interoperability and to promote commonality of communications equipment and subsystems using Mode V channel coordination procedures. An additional objective is to prevent proliferation of equipment serving the same or similar function. This document specifies the minimum requirements necessary to implement information and record traffic exchange among data communications systems employed in long haul and tactical communications networks. It is not the intent of this document to specify any particular hardware or software design or implementation. Message formats are not specified in this document.