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JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is a lightweight language-independent text format to represent structured data. Originally inspired by the object literals of JavaScript, JSON has become a extremely popular mechanism for data interchange; information storage, with built-in support in many database management systems; and structured document definition.

This specification defines a consolidated JSON syntax to represent DDS resources and data. That is, syntax to represent the Data Distribution Service (DDS) Type System, DDS QoS Policies, DDS Entities and Applications, and DDS Data Samples using JSON. The syntax defined in this specification can be used as an alternative to the existing XML syntax to represent DDS resources and data defined in [DDS-XML].