3.1.4.2.1 Sending the Describe Request

The Describe request MUST adhere to the Describe syntax, as specified in section 2.2.7.2.

In addition, the common processing steps, as specified in section 3.1.5.1, MUST be followed when sending the Describe request.

After sending the request, the client MUST wait for the response to be received. How to process the response is specified in section 3.1.5.4.