The Previous Chapter
The IBA specification defines a number of mechanisms to prevent various types of unauthorized access. The previous chapter provided a detailed description of the protection mechanisms (other than the memory protection mechanisms):
Preventing unauthorized access to UD QPs with PDs.
Partition keys (P_Keys).
Management keys (M_Keys).
The Subnet Management key (SM_Key).
Reliable Datagram Domains (RDDs).
Queue keys (Q_Keys).
Baseboard Management keys (B_Keys).
The previous chapter concluded the part of the book that focused on the protection mechanisms (i.e., Part 3).
This Chapter
This chapter provides a detailed description of the RC transport service.
The Next Chapter
The next chapter provides a detailed description of the UC transport service.