1. A digital storage medium having computer-interpretable data stored thereon, wherein the computer-interpretable data comprises a data structure for implementing a plurality of information exchange requirements for transmitting a digital message between a plurality of nodes, the data structure comprising: a data portion configured for storing the digital message; and an attribute portion distinct from the data portion comprising a plurality of attribute fields representing a plurality of attributes of the digital message, wherein each of the plurality of attribute fields also implements a requirement of at least one of the plurality of information exchange requirements associated with the digital message, wherein the plurality of information exchange requirements comprise a plurality of standards for a communication compatibility between the plurality of nodes; wherein the data structure implements the plurality of information exchange requirements in a single schema.