Trace Context: binary protocol Specification

This repository is associated with the Trace Context: binary protocol specification.

See the Trace Context Protocols Registry for the list of all protocols.

Specification for distributed tracing context propagation format:

Trace Context: binary protocol Report. Status: Editor's draft.
Changes are tracked on GitHub, communicated in meetings and e-mails distribution list.
See RATIONALE for considerations of the format.

Team Communication

We appreciate feedback and contributions. Please make sure to read rationale documents when you have a question about particular decision made in specification.

Goal

This specification defines an extension to the Trace Context specification. It defines the mapping of Trace Context fields to the binary formats.

Reference Implementations

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Why are we doing this

See Why

Contributing