The Dynamic Compact Control Language Version 3

The Dynamic Compact Control Language (DCCL) provides a flexible and efficient way to marshall object-messages into very small datagrams. It is well suited to transmission over very low throughput links with small maximum transmission units, such as those commonly used in underwater (acoustic modem) and sea-surface (satellite) applications. DCCL provides a interface description language (IDL) and an extensible set of encoding/decoding algorithms. For example, these messages could be sensor data samples, autonomous underwater vehicle positions, or command and control messages for a fleet of vehicles or instruments. The DCCL IDL allows the message designer to bound message fields based on the physical origin of the data sample, including integrated support for static (compile-time) dimensions and units. The default encoders provide reasonable performance for a variety of applications; where more control is desired the DCCL library user can provide custom encoders/decoders for one or more of a given message's fields.