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- | while it is true that the [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:d:data_distribution_service_dds]] [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:a:api| API]] specification does not mention a limit for [[ddsf:private:guidebook:06_append:glossary:t:topic|Topic]] names, the complementary DDS [[ddsf:private:guidebook:06_append:glossary:w:wireprotocol|Wire Protocol]] specification: [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:r:rtps]] protocol (http://www.omg.org/spec/DDSI-RTPS/2.2) does state that Topic names shall not exceed 256 characters (see Table 9.12). | + | while it is true that the [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:d:data_distribution_service_dds]] [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:a:api| API]] specification does not mention a limit for [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:t:topic|Topic]] names, the complementary DDS [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:w:wireprotocol|Wire Protocol]] specification: [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:r:rtps]] protocol (http://www.omg.org/spec/DDSI-RTPS/2.2) does state that Topic names shall not exceed 256 characters (see Table 9.12). |
So the 256 character limit on Topic name lengths imposed by the [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:05_vendors:rti]] DDS implementation is not arbitrary. It is precisely what is required to be interoperable with other DDS implementations. | So the 256 character limit on Topic name lengths imposed by the [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:05_vendors:rti]] DDS implementation is not arbitrary. It is precisely what is required to be interoperable with other DDS implementations. |