1.4 Relationship to Other Protocols

The WDS OS Deployment Protocol relies on the Windows Deployment Services Control Protocol as transport. It uses the WDS Control Protocol to send and receive replies.

The following diagram illustrates the relationship of the WDS OS Deployment Protocol and how it relates to the WDS Control Protocol.

Protocol relationships (WDS OS Deployment Protocol to WDS Control Protocol)

Figure 1: Protocol relationships (WDS OS Deployment Protocol to WDS Control Protocol)