Salutation Protocol is independent of the transmission layers. Therefore it can be used within and across different transmission protocols. Salutation protocol is used to determine the capabilities of Pat's HPC, allowing tailoring of applications and services to the device. Salutation protocol also determines the end user profile for information access. Non-employees like Pat are granted limited access to scheduling data.
Salutation can do more than determine device characteristics.
Pat's free time search request is made through Company XX's scheduler. Through Salutation dialogues between Pat's HPC and the XX Company scheduler, the URL of Pat's scheduler is determined. Using the Salutation capability exchange protocol, the Company XX's scheduler determines the capabilities of the Bosco company scheduler, setting up a negotiated session for Pat's free time search. The second in a series by Robert A. Pascoe, former president of the Salutation Consortium. Pascoe now operates Senior Technical Staff, a consulting firm focusing on interconnection technologies and interworking.