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         - [Further Reading](#further-reading)
     - [Use iteration not recursion](#use-iteration-not-recursion)
         - [Further Reading](#further-reading-1)
+    - [Allow Correlating Asynchronous Responses to Their Requests](#allow-correlating-asynchronous-responses-to-their-requests)
 
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@@ -299,3 +300,26 @@ stack potentially unboundedly. Instead use iteration e.g. via `loop` or `for`.
 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tail_call
 - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65948553/why-is-recursion-not-suggested-in-rust
 - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/59257543/when-is-tail-recursion-guaranteed-in-rust
+
+## Allow Correlating Asynchronous Responses to Their Requests
+
+In an asynchronous context, it is important to enable users to determine the correlation between a
+response and a previous request. For example, if a user requests two new connections to the same
+peer, they should be able to match each new connection to the corresponding previous connection
+request without having to guess.
+
+When accepting a **command** that eventually results in a response through an event require that
+command to contain a unique ID, which is later on contained in the asynchronous response event. One
+such example is the `Swarm` accepting a `NetworkBehaviourAction::Dial` from the `NetworkBehaviour`.
+
+``` rust
+struct Command {
+  id: Id,
+  // ...
+}
+
+struct Response {
+  command_id: Id,
+  // ...
+}
+```