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# Appendix
> **Parent Document**: [OpenTelemetryPlan.md](./OpenTelemetryPlan.md)
> **Related**: [Observability Backends](./07-observability-backends.md)
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## 8.1 Glossary
| Term | Definition |
| --------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Span** | A unit of work with start/end time, name, and attributes |
| **Trace** | A collection of spans representing a complete request flow |
| **Trace ID** | 128-bit unique identifier for a trace |
| **Span ID** | 64-bit unique identifier for a span within a trace |
| **Context** | Carrier for trace/span IDs across boundaries |
| **Propagator** | Component that injects/extracts context |
| **Sampler** | Decides which traces to record |
| **Exporter** | Sends spans to backend |
| **Collector** | Receives, processes, and forwards telemetry |
| **OTLP** | OpenTelemetry Protocol (wire format) |
| **W3C Trace Context** | Standard HTTP headers for trace propagation |
| **Baggage** | Key-value pairs propagated across service boundaries |
| **Resource** | Entity producing telemetry (service, host, etc.) |
| **Instrumentation** | Code that creates telemetry data |
### rippled-Specific Terms
| Term | Definition |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| **Overlay** | P2P network layer managing peer connections |
| **Consensus** | XRP Ledger consensus algorithm (RCL) |
| **Proposal** | Validator's suggested transaction set for a ledger |
| **Validation** | Validator's signature on a closed ledger |
| **HashRouter** | Component for transaction deduplication |
| **JobQueue** | Thread pool for asynchronous task execution |
| **PerfLog** | Existing performance logging system in rippled |
| **Beast Insight** | Existing metrics framework in rippled |
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## 8.2 Span Hierarchy Visualization
```mermaid
flowchart TB
subgraph trace["Trace: Transaction Lifecycle"]
rpc["rpc.submit<br/>(entry point)"]
validate["tx.validate"]
relay["tx.relay<br/>(parent span)"]
subgraph peers["Peer Spans"]
p1["peer.send<br/>Peer A"]
p2["peer.send<br/>Peer B"]
p3["peer.send<br/>Peer C"]
end
consensus["consensus.round"]
apply["tx.apply"]
end
rpc --> validate
validate --> relay
relay --> p1
relay --> p2
relay --> p3
p1 -.->|"context propagation"| consensus
consensus --> apply
style trace fill:#0f172a,stroke:#020617,color:#fff
style peers fill:#1e3a8a,stroke:#172554,color:#fff
style rpc fill:#1d4ed8,stroke:#1e40af,color:#fff
style validate fill:#047857,stroke:#064e3b,color:#fff
style relay fill:#047857,stroke:#064e3b,color:#fff
style p1 fill:#0e7490,stroke:#155e75,color:#fff
style p2 fill:#0e7490,stroke:#155e75,color:#fff
style p3 fill:#0e7490,stroke:#155e75,color:#fff
style consensus fill:#fef3c7,stroke:#fde68a,color:#1e293b
style apply fill:#047857,stroke:#064e3b,color:#fff
```
---
## 8.3 References
### OpenTelemetry Resources
1. [OpenTelemetry C++ SDK](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-cpp)
2. [OpenTelemetry Specification](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otel/)
3. [OpenTelemetry Collector](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/collector/)
4. [OTLP Protocol Specification](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otlp/)
### Standards
5. [W3C Trace Context](https://www.w3.org/TR/trace-context/)
6. [W3C Baggage](https://www.w3.org/TR/baggage/)
7. [Protocol Buffers](https://protobuf.dev/)
### rippled Resources
8. [rippled Source Code](https://github.com/XRPLF/rippled)
9. [XRP Ledger Documentation](https://xrpl.org/docs/)
10. [rippled Overlay README](https://github.com/XRPLF/rippled/blob/develop/src/xrpld/overlay/README.md)
11. [rippled RPC README](https://github.com/XRPLF/rippled/blob/develop/src/xrpld/rpc/README.md)
12. [rippled Consensus README](https://github.com/XRPLF/rippled/blob/develop/src/xrpld/app/consensus/README.md)
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## 8.4 Version History
| Version | Date | Author | Changes |
| ------- | ---------- | ------ | --------------------------------- |
| 1.0 | 2026-02-12 | - | Initial implementation plan |
| 1.1 | 2026-02-13 | - | Refactored into modular documents |
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## 8.5 Document Index
| Document | Description |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| [OpenTelemetryPlan.md](./OpenTelemetryPlan.md) | Master overview and executive summary |
| [01-architecture-analysis.md](./01-architecture-analysis.md) | rippled architecture and trace points |
| [02-design-decisions.md](./02-design-decisions.md) | SDK selection, exporters, span conventions |
| [03-implementation-strategy.md](./03-implementation-strategy.md) | Directory structure, performance analysis |
| [04-code-samples.md](./04-code-samples.md) | C++ code examples for all components |
| [05-configuration-reference.md](./05-configuration-reference.md) | rippled config, CMake, Collector configs |
| [06-implementation-phases.md](./06-implementation-phases.md) | Timeline, tasks, risks, success metrics |
| [07-observability-backends.md](./07-observability-backends.md) | Backend selection and architecture |
| [08-appendix.md](./08-appendix.md) | Glossary, references, version history |
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