1.5 Prerequisites/Preconditions
The operation of this protocol requires the following:
A TCP/IP implementation is available for use by all of the protocol roles.
An OleTx TM is present and operating so that the implementation of this protocol can use its transaction management services.
All the TIP transaction manager facets establish themselves as protocol extensions of the previous OleTx TM as specified in [MS-DTCO] section 3.2.1.5.