Protocol Implementation Review overview

Rigorous review workflow for validating that a new network protocol implementation adheres to its specification, handles edge cases correctly, and performs within latency and throughput budgets. The backend engineer prepares a reference to the relevant RFC or specification alongside the implementation. The architect conducts a structured walkthrough of state machines, message framing, error handling, and security considerations. Fuzz testing and conformance test suites are run against the implementation, and interoperability is verified against at least one reference implementation before the code is merged.