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Significant parameter for periodic and aperiodic real-time critical communications. This represents the maximum separation between two topic updates. The Data Writer indicates that the application commits to write a new value at least once every deadline period. The Data Readers are notified by the Data Distribution Service (DDS) engine when the Deadline Quality of Service (QoS) Policies contract is violated.

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