remove references to the collector

Author: alrex

specification/trace/sdk_exporters/otlp.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# OpenTelemetry Protocol Collector Exporter
+# OpenTelemetry Protocol Exporter
 
-This document specifies the configuration options available to the OpenTelemetry Protocol ([OTLP](https://github.com/open-telemetry/oteps/blob/master/text/0035-opentelemetry-protocol.md)) [Collector](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector) `SpanExporter` and `MetricsExporter` as well as the retry behavior.
+This document specifies the configuration options available to the OpenTelemetry Protocol ([OTLP](https://github.com/open-telemetry/oteps/blob/master/text/0035-opentelemetry-protocol.md)) `SpanExporter` and `MetricsExporter` as well as the retry behavior.
 
 ## Configuration Options
 
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ The configuration options are configurable separately for the `SpanExporter` and
 | Configuration Option | Description                                                  | Default           | Env variable                                                 |
 | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
 | Endpoint             | Target to which the exporter is going to send spans or metrics. This MAY be configured to include a path (e.g. `example.com/v1/traces`). | `localhost:55680` | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_SPAN_ENDPOINT` `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRIC_ENDPOINT` |
-| Protocol             | The protocol used to send data to the collector. One of `grpc`,`http/json`,`http/proto`. | `grpc`               | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_SPAN_PROTOCOL` `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRIC_PROTOCOL` |
+| Protocol             | The protocol used to transmit the data. One of `grpc`,`http/json`,`http/proto`. | `grpc`               | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_SPAN_PROTOCOL` `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRIC_PROTOCOL` |
 | Insecure             | Whether to enable client transport security for the exporter's `grpc` or `http` connection. | `false`           | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_SPAN_INSECURE` `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRIC_INSECURE` |
 | Certificate File     | Certificate file for TLS credentials of gRPC client. Should only be used if `insecure` is set to `false`. | n/a               | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_SPAN_CERTIFICATE` `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRIC_CERTIFICATE` |
 | Headers              | The headers associated with gRPC or HTTP requests.                   | n/a               | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_SPAN_HEADERS` `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRIC_HEADERS` |
-| Compression          | Compression key for supported compression types within collector. Supported compression: `gzip`| no compression              | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_SPAN_COMPRESSION` `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRIC_COMPRESSION` |
-| Timeout              | Max waiting time for the collector to process each spans or metrics batch. | 60s               | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_SPAN_TIMEOUT` `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRIC_TIMEOUT` |
+| Compression          | Compression key for supported compression types. Supported compression: `gzip`| no compression              | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_SPAN_COMPRESSION` `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRIC_COMPRESSION` |
+| Timeout              | Max waiting time for the backend to process each spans or metrics batch. | 60s               | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_SPAN_TIMEOUT` `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRIC_TIMEOUT` |
 
 ## Retry