MLLP Protocol (Minimum Lower Layer Protocol)
From HL7 Version 3 Standard: Transport Specifications - MLLP
The purpose of the MLLP Protocol (Minimum Lower Layer Protocol) is to provide both a minimalistic Open Systems Interconnection (OSI)-session layer framing protocol as well as a minimalistic reliable transport protocol. If security is an issue, additional protocols or technologies will have to be layered on top of MLLP to achieve these goals.