Th Dt Dstrbtn Srvc (DDS) fr rl-tm systms s n bjct Mngmnt Grp (MG) mchn-t-mchn (smtms clld mddlwr r cnnctvty frmwrk) stndrd tht ms t nbl dpndbl, hgh-prfrmnc, ntrprbl, rl-tm, sclbl dt xchngs sng pblsh–sbscrb pttrn.
DDS ddrsss th rl-tm dt xchng nds f pplctns wthn rspc, dfns, r-trffc cntrl, tnms vhcls, mdcl dvcs, rbtcs, pwr gnrtn, smltn nd tstng, smrt grd mngmnt, trnsprttn systms, nd thr pplctns.