@@ -30,23 +30,5 @@ Each packet consists of two sections
# Header
## Required information
* protocol version (2 byte?)
* message type (2 bytes?)
* data from device
* data from controller
* metadata/housekeeping data from device
* metadata/housekeeping data from controller
* announcement (new device or component online) (or use different port?)
* command for device
* command for controller
* error from device
* error from controller
* network information command
* time stamp of sending (x bytes, format?)
*
# Open questions:
- message length limitation: The maximum safe [UDP payload is 508 bytes](https://stackoverflow.com/a/35697810), is this enough for our purposes or do we need to worry about fragmentation?
