<p>Interface references are crucial to interworking between ODP systems and federation of groups of ODP systems. An</p>
<p>interface reference embodies the information needed to establish bindings, including binding to objects at nodes that</p>
<p>support several different communication protocols and binding to objects in different management domains. An</p>
<p>interface reference further embodies the information required for the engineering mechanism to maintain bindings</p>
<p>between computational objects in the presence of distribution transparencies such as migration transparency. They are</p>
<p>the foundation of ODP location and relocation transparency.</p>
<p>This Recommendation | International Standard includes:</p>
<p>· a framework for binding interfaces and a generic binding protocol (for both stream and operational</p>
<p>interfaces);</p>
<p>· a specification of the generic information structure of interface references (for both stream and</p>
<p>operational interfaces);</p>
<p>· representation(s) for interface references when transferred using standardized protocols;</p>
<p>· identification of procedures for the management and transfer of interface references with respect to</p>
<p>individual transparencies;</p>
<p>· identification of node management interfaces related to binding and federation which create or transform</p>
<p>interface references;</p>
<p>· identification of requirements for quality of service information and for invocation of QoS or related</p>
<p>measurement procedures.</p>
<p>This Recommendation | International Standard provides an engineering description of the functionality needed to</p>
<p>support the computational binding of objects in ODP systems. Security and support for group communication are</p>
<p>important issues, but not within the scope of this Recommendation | International Standard.</p>
<p><b>1.2 Field of Application</b></p>
<p>This Recommendation | International Standard enables interworking between ODP systems.</p>
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Scope
<p>Interface references are crucial to interworking between ODP systems and federation of groups of ODP systems. An</p>
<p>interface reference embodies the information needed to establish bindings, including binding to objects at nodes that</p>
<p>support several different communication protocols and binding to objects in different management domains. An</p>
<p>interface reference further embodies the information required for the engineering mechanism to maintain bindings</p>
<p>between computational objects in the presence of distribution transparencies such as migration transparency. They are</p>
<p>the foundation of ODP location and relocation transparency.</p>
<p>This Recommendation | International Standard includes:</p>
<p>· a framework for binding interfaces and a generic binding protocol (for both stream and operational</p>
<p>interfaces);</p>
<p>· a specification of the generic information structure of interface references (for both stream and</p>
<p>operational interfaces);</p>
<p>· representation(s) for interface references when transferred using standardized protocols;</p>
<p>· identification of procedures for the management and transfer of interface references with respect to</p>
<p>individual transparencies;</p>
<p>· identification of node management interfaces related to binding and federation which create or transform</p>
<p>interface references;</p>
<p>· identification of requirements for quality of service information and for invocation of QoS or related</p>
<p>measurement procedures.</p>
<p>This Recommendation | International Standard provides an engineering description of the functionality needed to</p>
<p>support the computational binding of objects in ODP systems. Security and support for group communication are</p>
<p>important issues, but not within the scope of this Recommendation | International Standard.</p>
<p><b>1.2 Field of Application</b></p>
<p>This Recommendation | International Standard enables interworking between ODP systems.</p>
