1.4 Relationship to Other Protocols
This protocol uses the AtomPub messaging protocol for formatting requests and responses as described in [RFC5023] and URI and Payload extensions to the AtomPub protocol as described in [MS-ODATA]. It transmits these messages using the HTTP protocol as described in [RFC2616] or the HTTPS protocol as described in [RFC2818].
The following diagram shows the underlying messaging and transport stack that the protocol uses:
Figure 1 This protocol in relation to other protocols