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iLink 3 uses Simple Binary Encoding (SBE) optimized for low latency of encoding and decoding while keeping bandwidth utilization reasonably small. All FIX semantics are supported. This encoding standard describes the wire protocol for iLink 3 messages and is complimentary to other FIX standards for session protocol and application-level behavior.

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  • An overall message length including headers to support framing.
  • An identifier of the encoding used in the message payload. This supports selecting the correct decoder in the case where multiple message encodings are used on a session. It also aids tools such as protocol analyzers to identify message protocols contained in network packets.
Info

The framing standard specifies that the framing header will always be encoded in little-endian byte order.

Simple Open Framing Header (SOFH)

(4 bytes)

SBE Header

(8 bytes)

SBE Message

(Variable Length)

Message Length: 2 bytes

  • Overall message length including headers to support framing

Block Length: 2 bytes

  • The total space reserved for the root level of the Message

Customer to CME Globex Messages

Example:

  • New Order Single
  • Order Cancel Replace Request
  • Order Cancel Request
  • Mass Quote

Encoding Type: 2 bytes

  • CME SBE Version 1.0 Little-endian: 0xCAFE
  • Identifier of the encoding used in the message payload

TemplateID: 2 bytes

  • Message Template Identifier

CME Globex to Customer Messages

Example:

  • Execution Reports
  • Mass Quote Acknowledgement
  • Business Rejects

SchemaID: 2 bytes

  • Identifier of the Message Schema that contains the Template


Version: 2 bytes

  • Version of the Message Schema in which the Message is defined


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<ns2:messageSchema id="8" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.fixtradingcommunity.org/pg/file/fplpo/read/1196759/simple-binary-encoding-rc2xsd SimpleBinary-RC2.xsd" byteOrder="littleEndian"

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package="iLinkBinary"

xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ns2="http://www.fixprotocol.org/ns/simple/1.0">

Schema Format

The schema file is constructed of several sections including the following:

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