SPDM Command Timing Advertisement for Efficient Attestation Sequencing

The responder performs preliminary action by calculating and advertising its processing capacity information (including minimum processing times for cryptographic and non-cryptographic operations) to the requester before actual command execution. This allows the requester to pre-determine optimal command timing and retry intervals, eliminating the need for static response time expectations and improving command processing efficiency without adding significant system complexity.

The invention extracts only the essential timing parameters (minimum processing times for cryptographic and non-cryptographic operations) from the responder's processing capacity information and transmits them to the requester. By selecting and transmitting only these specific critical parameters rather than complete processing capacity data, the system achieves improved command sequencing efficiency while minimizing information transmission overhead.

The protocol implements dynamic timing adjustments through preliminary action by having the responder advertise its processing capacity information (including minimum processing times) before command execution. The requester then uses this pre-provided information to dynamically adjust command timing and retry intervals, achieving communication optimization without requiring complex real-time negotiation protocols, thus limiting protocol complexity increase.