NON-PERSISTENT AND PERSISTENT INFORMATION SETTING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTER-PROCESS COMMUNICATION

System, method, architecture, network device, and computer programs and computer program products for inter-process communications. Message structure, procedure for generating the message structure, applications of the message structure and messaging method for obtaining status, statistics, and other information and for performing an information or parameter set operation across one or more process boundaries, and to other device and system architectures and methods for utilizing the messages and messaging methodology.