Choose the correct answer: What does Protocol Conformance represent?

Protocol Conformance in UML is a relationship between protocol state machines that ensures consistency in behavior inheritance:

A.Incorrect as it describes a general-to-inherited relationship, which is not the focus of protocol conformance.

B.Incorrect, as it describes a relationship the wrong way around (general to nested).

C.Correct. Protocol Conformance ensures that a specific Protocol State Machine conforms to the rules and constraints specified by a redefined, more general Protocol State Machine.

D.Incorrect, because it generally describes conformance but does not specifically focus on the relationship between specific and general state machines in the context of protocols.

References:

UML Specification: Protocol State Machines section.

Specifics of protocol conformance are detailed under state machine and classifier behaviors in the UML 2.5 Documentation.