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Motivation (rationale for existence of standard)
Definitions (definitions of any new terms not defined in common documentation)
Desired Properties (desired characteristics / properties of protocol, effects if properties are violated)
Technical Specification (main part of standard document - not all subsections are required)
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Data Structures (new data structures, if applicable)
Sub-protocols (sub-protocols, if applicable)
Properties & Invariants (properties & invariants maintained by the protocols specified, if applicable)
Backwards Compatibility (discussion of compatibility or lack thereof with previous standards)
Forwards Compatibility (discussion of compatibility or lack thereof with expected future standards)
Example Implementations (links to or descriptions of concrete example implementations)
History (changelog and notable inspirations / references)
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