====== F.10 Ownership Strength  ======
[[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.f_qos:start| Return to DDS Quality of Service ]]

The OWNERSHIP_STRENGTH [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:q:qos|QoS]] [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:p:policy|policy]] should be used in combination with the [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:o:ownership_qos|OWNERSHIP]] policy. It only applies to the situation case where OWNERSHIP kind is set to EXCLUSIVE.

The value of the OWNERSHIP_STRENGTH is used to determine the ownership of a data-[[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:i:instance|instance]] (identified by the [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:k:key|key]]).
The arbitration is performed by the ''DataReader''. The rules used to perform the arbitration are described in the [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:d:dds]] SPEC under EXCLUSIVE kind.

Source: [[https://www.omg.org/spec/DDS/1.4/PDF | DDS 1.4 Spec]]

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