Abstract: A system and method that allows nodes of a distributed node network to publish messages to other nodes or objects, where the messages may have different protocols. The protocols are pre-established in advance of transmission, so that any given message can be sent as necessary to a subscribing node, where the subscribing node is equipped to receive the message, even though the message may have a particular associated protocol. Prior to passing messages, the nodes swap publishing tables. This allows each node to know in advance what messages can be expected and what protocol a message will have.