1.5 Prerequisites/Preconditions
This protocol requires that all participating roles possess implementations of the MSDTC Connection Manager: OleTx Transports Protocol (as specified in [MS-CMPO]) and MSDTC Connection Manager: OleTx Multiplexing Protocol (as specified in [MS-CMP]). This protocol also requires that an implementation of the protocol specified in [MS-DTCO] is accessible using the protocols specified in [MS-CMPO] and [MS-CMP] and an implementation-specific communication mechanism between facets as outlined in [MS-DTCO] (section 3.2.1.4).