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Open distributed computing heavily relies on a shared infrastructure model. Within the infra- structure, a naming service is the most fundamental component because other components, such as trading and type repository services, rely on it. Currently a naming framework is under standardization within ODP-RM (Open Distributed Processing Reference Model of ISO and ITU). The key requirement—and problem—for a naming framework is an effective model for name federation between sovereign computing systems. This paper proposes a federative model for naming in an ODP environment. The model separates user-level naming, i.e. local needs, from the infrastructure level name management that solves problems arising from global integration. Although the paper was induced by questions related to standardization, the more important goal of this paper is to show two important aspects of distributed systems. First, we illustrate how system autonomy manifests itself; second, we show how to deal with federation.
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Kahkipuro, P., Kutvonen, L., Marttinen, L. (1997). Federated Naming in an ODP Environment. In: Rolia, J., Slonim, J., Botsford, J. (eds) Open Distributed Processing and Distributed Platforms. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35188-9_24
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