1.3.2 Relationships Among Documents
The Windows protocols documentation set consists of the following types of documents:
High-level overviews that contain information about the organization and content of the entire documentation set.
Technology overviews that provide information about groups of related technical specifications.
Technical specifications that specify the details of specific protocols, structures, algorithms, and so on.
The relationships among these types of documents are shown in the following diagram.

Figure 1: Relationships among documents
As shown in the diagram, the technical specifications of the Windows protocols documentation set are categorized according to technical area. Within a technical area, a technology overview and related technical specifications make up a technology collection. More than one technology collection can be defined in a technical area. The technical areas and different document types are described in Documentation Contents (section 2). The technical specifications are listed in the Technical Specification Cross-Reference Matrix (section 4.1); the technical areas are listed in the Technical Area Cross-Reference Matrix (section 4.2); and the technology collections are listed in the Technology Collection Cross-Reference Matrix (section 4.3).