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10/05/2021

This section provides information about the technical documents that are contained in the Office Protocols documentation set.

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Specification	Description
[MS-ABS]: Address Book File Structure	Specifies the Address Book File Structure, which are files that are produced daily by the Address Book server and accessed by clients to get information about users and groups stored in Active Directory directory services. Click here to view this version of the [MS-ABS] PDF.
[MS-AVEDGEA]: Audio Video Edge Authentication Protocol	Specifies the Audio Video Edge Authentication Protocol, which is used by clients to request and retrieve security tokens from Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Service Pack 1 to access Audio/Video Edge Server. Click here to view this version of the [MS-AVEDGEA] PDF.
[MS-CONFAS]: Centralized Conference Control Protocol: Application Sharing Extensions	Specifies the Centralized Conference Control Protocol: Application Sharing Extensions, which are extensions to the Centralized Conference Control Protocol that can be used to integrate application-sharing conference modes within the framework defined in [MS-CONFBAS]: Centralized Conference Control Protocol: Basic Architecture and Signaling. Click here to view this version of the [MS-CONFAS] PDF.
[MS-CONFAV]: Centralized Conference Control Protocol: Audio-Video Extensions	Specifies the Centralized Conference Control Protocol: Audio-Video Extensions, which is a set of extensions for setting up multi-party, multi-modal conferences. Click here to view this version of the [MS-CONFAV] PDF.
[MS-CONFBAS]: Centralized Conference Control Protocol: Basic Architecture and Signaling	Specifies the Centralized Conference Control Protocol: Basic Architecture and Signaling, which is a set of extensions for setting up multi-party, multi-modal conferences. Click here to view this version of the [MS-CONFBAS] PDF.
[MS-CONFIM]: Centralized Conference Control Protocol: Instant Messaging Extensions	Specifies the Centralized Conference Control Protocol: Instant Messaging Extensions, which is a set of extensions for setting up multi-party, multi-modal conferences. Click here to view this version of the [MS-CONFIM] PDF.
[MS-CONFPRO]: Centralized Conference Control Protocol: Provisioning	Specifies the Centralized Conference Control Protocol: Provisioning, which is a set of extensions for setting up multi-party, multi-modal conferences. Click here to view this version of the [MS-CONFPRO] PDF.
[MS-CONMGMT]: Connection Management Protocol	Specifies the Connection Management Protocol, which describes outbound proxy auto-discovery mechanism for the client. This protocol also defines the negotiation mechanism and data format for sending keep-alive messages between the client and server, and the certificate requirements for establishing Transport Layer Security (TLS) connections. Click here to view this version of the [MS-CONMGMT] PDF.
[MS-CVWREST]: Unified Communications Call Via Work Protocol	Specifies the Skype for Business Call Via Work REST Protocol, which defines how an application can create a PSTN phone call between a desktop or mobile phone and a remote party. Click here to view this version of the [MS-CVWREST] PDF.
[MS-DLX]: Distribution List Expansion Protocol	Specifies the Distribution List Expansion Protocol, which is the procedure for expanding distribution lists. This protocol also specifies the Web service method that is used to get the membership of a distribution list. Click here to view this version of the [MS-DLX] PDF.
[MS-DTMF]: RTP Payload for DTMF Digits, Telephony Tones, and Telephony Signals Extensions	Specifies the RTP Payload for DTMF Digits, Telephony Tones, and Telephony Signals Extensions, which is a set of extensions used to carry DTMF digits, tones, and signals in Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) packets over a network transport. Click here to view this version of the [MS-DTMF] PDF.
[MS-E911WS]: Web Service for E911 Support Protocol	Specifies the Web Service for E911 Support Protocol that is used by protocol clients to retrieve locations associated with network identifiers, or locations within a city. Click here to view this version of the [MS-E911WS] PDF.
[MS-ECREST]: Unified Communications Event Channel Protocol	Specifies the Skype for Business Event Channel REST Protocol, which describes a mechanism that web applications can use to retrieve notifications about changes to resources. Click here to view this version of the [MS-ECREST] PDF.
[MS-EUMR]: Routing to Exchange Unified Messaging Extensions	Specifies the Routing To Exchange Unified Messaging Extensions, which consist of proprietary application extensions for routing calls to Exchange Unified Messaging voice mail and generating call answered, call missed, and call forbidden event notification email messages. Click here to view this version of the [MS-EUMR] PDF.
[MS-EUMSDP]: Exchange Unified Messaging Session Description Protocol Extension	Specifies the Exchange Unified Messaging Session Description Protocol Extension. This proprietary extension to the Session Description Protocol (SDP) extends the characteristics that are used to negotiate and establish audio calls between protocol servers and unified messaging servers to play or record voice messages and to manage the unified messaging mailbox by using touch-tone commands. Click here to view this version of the [MS-EUMSDP] PDF.
[MS-GRVDYNM]: Groove Dynamics Protocol	Specifies the Groove Dynamics Protocol, which is an application-layer distributed protocol for consistently ordering operations on an arbitrary number of peers. Click here to view this version of the [MS-GRVDYNM] PDF.
[MS-GRVHENC]: HTTP Encapsulation of Simple Symmetric Transport Protocol (SSTP)	Specifies the HTTP Encapsulation of Simple Symmetric Transport Protocol (SSTP), which is used by the client to encapsulate SSTP for firewall and proxy traversal. Click here to view this version of the [MS-GRVHENC] PDF.
[MS-GRVRDB]: Groove RDB Commands Protocol	Specifies the Groove RDB Commands Protocol, which is used to distribute database operations among endpoints in a shared space. Click here to view this version of the [MS-GRVRDB] PDF.
[MS-GRVSPCM]: Client to Management Server Groove SOAP Protocol	Specifies the Client to Management Server Groove SOAP Protocol, which is used for managing the client through user management and distribution of security and usage policies. Click here to view this version of the [MS-GRVSPCM] PDF.
[MS-GRVSPMR]: Management Server to Relay Server Groove SOAP Protocol	Specifies the Management Server to Relay Server Groove SOAP Protocol, which enables the management server to manage the relay server's services to users. Click here to view this version of the [MS-GRVSPMR] PDF.
[MS-GRVSSTP]: Simple Symmetric Transport Protocol (SSTP)	Specifies the Simple Symmetric Transport Protocol (SSTP), which provides bidirectional asynchronous application layer communications between client computers and server computers. Click here to view this version of the [MS-GRVSSTP] PDF.
[MS-GRVSSTPS]: Simple Symmetric Transport Protocol (SSTP) Security Protocol	Specifies the Simple Symmetric Transport Protocol (SSTP) Security Protocol, which is used for client registration and authentication with a relay server over SSTP. Click here to view this version of the [MS-GRVSSTPS] PDF.
[MS-GRVWDPP]: Wide Area Network Device Presence Protocol (WAN DPP)	Specifies the Wide Area Network Device Presence Protocol (WAN DPP), which is a client-server protocol that clients use to discover and acquire presence information of other clients. Click here to view this version of the [MS-GRVWDPP] PDF.
[MS-H264PF]: RTP Payload Format for H.264 Video Streams Extensions	Specifies the RTP Payload Format for H264 Streams Extensions protocol, which is the payload format used to carry real-time video streams in the payload of the Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP). Click here to view this version of the [MS-H264PF] PDF.
[MS-ICE]: Interactive Connectivity Establishment (ICE) Extensions	Specifies the Interactive Connectivity Establishment (ICE) Extensions, which are used to set up audio/video Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP) streams in a manner where the streams can traverse Network Address Translators (NAT). Click here to view this version of the [MS-ICE] PDF.
[MS-ICE2]: Interactive Connectivity Establishment (ICE) Extensions 2.0	Specifies the Interactive Connectivity Establishment (ICE) Extensions 2.0, which are used to set up Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP) streams in a manner where the streams can traverse Network Address Translators (NAT) and firewalls. Click here to view this version of the [MS-ICE2] PDF.
[MS-ICE2BWM]: Interactive Connectivity Establishment (ICE) 2.0 Bandwidth Management Extensions	Specifies the Interactive Connectivity Establishment (ICE) Bandwidth Management Extensions, which are used to determine and enforce bandwidth policy constraints by communicating with a bandwidth policy aware server. Click here to view this version of the [MS-ICE2BWM] PDF.
[MS-IMESYN]: IMESync Syntax Structure	Specifies the IMESync Syntax Structure, which enables an on-screen editor to use items that are defined in a remote list as its custom words. Click here to view this version of the [MS-IMESYN] PDF.
[MS-INFODCF]: InfoPath Data Connection File Download Protocol	Specifies the InfoPath Data Connection File Download Protocol, in which a protocol client can download information defining the connection parameters for a specific remote data store. Click here to view this version of the [MS-INFODCF] PDF.
[MS-MERX]: Microsoft Error Reporting Extension to Corporate Error Reporting Version 1.0 Protocol	Specifies the Microsoft Error Reporting Extension to Corporate Error Reporting Version 1.0 Protocol, which extends the original Corporate Error Reporting Version 1.0 Protocol to support additional kinds of error reporting, additional options for existing protocol details, and more specific requirements about error report contents. Click here to view this version of the [MS-MERX] PDF.
[MS-OBPAS]: Office Broadcast Participant Service	The Office Broadcast Participant Service is used to join an existing broadcast session and transmit broadcast data to a protocol client from a protocol state server. Click here to view this version of the [MS-OBPAS] PDF.
[MS-OBPRS]: Office Broadcast Presentation Service	The Office Broadcast Presentation Service is used to start a broadcast session and transmit broadcast data to a protocol client from a protocol state server. Click here to view this version of the [MS-OBPRS] PDF.
[MS-OCAUTHWS]: OC Authentication Web Service Protocol	Specifies the OC Authentication Web Service Protocol, which defines the message formats, server behavior, and client behavior for the purposes of authentication and certificate enrollment. Click here to view this version of the [MS-OCAUTHWS] PDF.
[MS-OCDISCWS]: Lync Autodiscover Web Service Protocol	Specifies the Lync Autodiscover Web Service Protocol, which provides protocol clients with the ability to discover their home servers, and discover and use web services. Click here to view this version of the [MS-OCDISCWS] PDF.
[MS-OCER]: Client Error Reporting Protocol	Specifies the Client Error Reporting Protocol, which is used by the SIP server to report errors and troubleshoot information to the SIP client and for the SIP client to report errors to the SIP server. Click here to view this version of the [MS-OCER] PDF.
[MS-OCEXUM]: Call Control for Exchange Unified Messaging Protocol Extensions	Specifies the Call Control Protocol Extensions for Exchange Unified Messaging. This protocol, an extension to Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), is used between a client and server to play voice messages and to manage the Unified Messaging mailbox with voice commands. Click here to view this version of the [MS-OCEXUM] PDF.
[MS-OCGCWEB]: Persistent Chat Web Protocol	Describes a protocol that provides a mechanism to allow the client of a persistent chat system to start an external chat room management web application. Click here to view this version of the [MS-OCGCWEB] PDF.
[MS-OCPSTN]: Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) for PSTN Calls Extensions	Specifies the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Extensions for PSTN Calls, which is a set of extensions for interfacing a client with other traditional telephony networks, such as the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and an Internet Protocol Private Branch eXchange (IP-PBX) or enterprise PBX. Click here to view this version of the [MS-OCPSTN] PDF.
[MS-OCSMP]: Microsoft Online Conference Scheduling and Management Protocol	Specifies the Microsoft Online Conference Scheduling and Management Protocol, which provides information about how the remote client communicates with the protocol server to schedule and manage online conferences. Click here to view this version of the [MS-OCSMP] PDF.
[MS-OMPWHP]: Office Mobile PowerPoint Web Handler Protocol	Specifies the Office Mobile PowerPoint Web Handler Protocol, used to transmit information about the structure and content of a presentation, formatted for mobile devices. Click here to view this version of the [MS-OMPWHP] PDF.