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In computer networking, BEEP (Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol) is a framework for creating network application protocols. It is intended to abstract-out the common features that have traditionally been duplicated in each protocol implementation. BEEP (formerly called BXXP) typically runs on top of TCP and allows the exchange of messages called 'frames'. Unlike HTTP (and similar protocols), either end of the connection can send a frame at any time, and 'questions' and 'replies' can be interleaved easily. BEEP also includes facilities for encryption and authentication, and is highly extensible. It was designed by Marshall Rose, who also worked on the POP3, SMTP, and SNMP protocols.^[1]

[edit] Implementations

BeepLite (Java)
BEEPy (Python library)
Vortex Library (C library)
wodBeep (ActiveX component)
wxBeep (C++ toolkit based on wxWidgets framework)
beep4j (an open-source Java implementation of BEEP built upon MINA)
swirl Lua language binding

[edit] References

^ Carolyn Duffy Marsan (2000-06-26). "'HTTP on steroids' to ease protocol work". Network World. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2000/0626bxxp.html.

[edit] External links

RFC 3080: The Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol Core
RFC 3081: Mapping the BEEP Core onto TCP
RFC 3117: On the Design of Application Protocols, design considerations of the BXXP protocol as told by its creators
BEEPcore.org web site
Introduction to BEEP at IBM.com

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[0] Carolyn Duffy Marsan (2000-06-26). "'HTTP on steroids' to ease protocol work". Network World. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2000/0626bxxp.html.

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