1. Introduction

Welcome to RTI® Connext® TSS, a Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE™) Transport Services Segment (TSS) powered by RTI Connext DDS.

This release is certified conformant to the FACE technical specification, version 2.1.1, and the Safety Base Profile when built with RTI Connext DDS Micro 2.4.11.1.

Connext TSS has also been demonstrated with Connext DDS Professional 5.3.1.

1.1. Getting Started

First time users of RTI Connext TSS should follow the steps and sections below to:

• Install RTI Connext TSS
• Build RTI Connext TSS libraries
• Build and run an example application

1.2. References

• Release Notes. Features, changes, and known issues of this release.
• Capabilities and Interfaces. Supported capabilities.
• API Reference.
• Troubleshooting. Technical support resources.

1.3. Paths Mentioned in Documentation

This documentation refers to:

• <RTITSSHOME> This refers to the installation directory for Connext TSS.

  You may also see $RTITSSHOME or %RTITSSHOME%, which refer to an environment variable set to the installation path.

• <RTIMEHOME> This refers to the installation directory for Connext DDS Micro.

  You may also see $RTIMEHOME or %RTIMEHOME%, which refer to an environment variable set to the installation path.

• <NDDSHOME> This refers to the installation directory for Connext DDS.

  You may also see $NDDSHOME or %NDDSHOME%, which refer to an environment variable set to the installation path.

Whenever you see <RTITSSHOME>, <RTIMEHOME> or <NDDSHOME> used in a path, replace it with your installation path.