This objects specifies applicant state machine state for each port and each attribute value. The description of each state is given below. - vo. Very anxious Observer. The applicant is not declaring the attribute, and has not received a JoinIn message since the state machine was initialized, or since last receiving a Leave or LeaveAll. - vp. Very anxious Passive. The applicant is declaring the attribute, but has neither sent a Join nor received a JoinIn since the state machine was initialized, or since last receiving a LeaveAll or Leave. - vn. Very anxious New. The applicant is declaring the attribute, but has not sent a message since receiving a MAD Join request for a new declaration. - an. Anxious New. The applicant is declaring the attribute, and has sent a single New message since receiving the MAD Join request for the new declaration. - aa. Anxious Active. The applicant is declaring the attribute, and has sent a Join message, since the last Leave or LeaveAll, but has either not received another JoinIn or In, or has received a subsequent message specifying an Empty registrar state. - qa. Quiet Active. The applicant is declaring the attribute and has sent at least one of the required Join or New messages since the last Leave or LeaveAll, has seen or sent the other, and has received no subsequent messages specifying an Empty registrar state. - la. Leaving Active. The applicant has sent a Join or New message since last receipt of a Leave or LeaveAll, but has subsequently received a MAD Leave request and has not yet sent a Leave message. - ao. Anxious Observer. The applicant is not declaring the attribute, but has received a JoinIn since last receiving a Leave or LeaveAll. - qo. Quiet Observer. The applicant is not declaring the attribute, but has received two JoinIns since last receiving a Leave or LeaveAll, and at least one since last receiving a message specifying an Empty registrar state. - ap. Anxious Passive. The applicant is declaring the attribute, and has not sent a Join or a New since last receiving a Leave or a LeaveAll but has received messages as for the Anxious Observer state. - qp. Quiet Passive. The applicant is declaring the attribute, and has not sent a Join or a New since last receiving a Leave or a LeaveAll but has received messages as for the Quiet Observer state. - lo. Leaving Observer. The applicant is not declaring the attribute, and has received a Leave or LeaveAll message.