# OpenXC Message Format Specification
-Version: v0.5.0
+Version: v0.6.0
This specification is a part of the [OpenXC platform][OpenXC].
## Message Pack
MessagePack is an efficient binary serialization format. It lets you exchange data
-among multiple languages like JSON. But it's faster and smaller. Small integers are
+among multiple languages like JSON, but it's faster and smaller. Small integers are
encoded into a single byte, and typical short strings require only one extra byte
in addition to the strings themselves
-For protocol specification visit https://github.com/msgpack/msgpack/blob/master/spec.md
+
+For protocol specification visit:
+https://github.com/msgpack/msgpack/blob/master/spec.md
+
+We are using the following lib:
+https://github.com/camgunz/cmp
+
+MessagePack provides a binary alternative to ProtoBuf. There are pros & cons to each
+so you can decide what works best for your project.
## Trace File Format