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diff --git a/doc/zmq.txt b/doc/zmq.txt index fd9f7ed..2d7f1c8 100644 --- a/doc/zmq.txt +++ b/doc/zmq.txt @@ -86,17 +86,9 @@ Message manipulation:: Sockets ~~~~~~~ -Standard sockets present a _synchronous_ interface to either connection-mode -reliable byte streams (SOCK_STREAM), or connection-less unreliable datagrams -(SOCK_DGRAM). In comparison, 0MQ sockets present an abstraction of a -asynchronous _message queue_, with the exact queueing semantics depending on -the socket type in use. See linkzmq:zmq_socket[3] for the socket types -provided. - -0MQ sockets being _asynchronous_ means that the timings of the physical -connection setup and teardown, reconnect and effective delivery are organized -by 0MQ itself, and that messages may be _queued_ in the event that a peer is -unavailable to receive them. +0MQ sockets present an abstraction of a asynchronous _message queue_, with the +exact queueing semantics depending on the socket type in use. See +linkzmq:zmq_socket[3] for the socket types provided. The following functions are provided to work with sockets: @@ -118,9 +110,7 @@ Sending and receiving messages:: linkzmq:zmq_send[3] linkzmq:zmq_recv[3] - -Input/output multiplexing -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +.Input/output multiplexing 0MQ provides a mechanism for applications to multiplex input/output events over a set containing both 0MQ sockets and standard sockets. This mechanism mirrors the standard _poll()_ system call, and is described in detail in |