The purpose of this standard is to specify the syntax and semantics of a language, the MMP. This language conveys commands between an MMS application and the MM after an application has successfully negotiated a connection through the Session Security, Authentication, and Initialization Protocol (SSAIP), IEEE Std 1244.2-2000. This allows any IEEE Std 1244.3-2000 compliant MM and any IEEE Std 1244.3-2000 compliant MMS application to communicate as described in this standard. This standard describes all relevant behavior and states of the MMS and the MM from the time the MMS application successfully establishes a session with the MM, until the session is severed. In addition, this standard specifies the behavior of the MM itself in response to certain MMP commands and events that occur during the existence of the MM, including but not limited to booting the MM and the uncommanded exit of an MMS client.