3 Protocol Details

The following sections specify details of the Windows Management Instrumentation Remote Protocol, including abstract data models, interface method syntax, and message processing rules. A client in the context of this specification is a machine that issues a Windows Management Instrumentation Remote Protocol request. The request is issued against a Windows Management Instrumentation Remote Protocol server. In this context, a server is a machine that handles the request issued by the client. Detailed sequence diagrams are as specified in section 4.