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| author | marina <marina@ae88bc3d-4319-0410-8dbf-d08b4c9d3795> | 2000-04-29 04:26:15 +0000 |
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| committer | marina <marina@ae88bc3d-4319-0410-8dbf-d08b4c9d3795> | 2000-04-29 04:26:15 +0000 |
| commit | 6ab672e75ed83146f6564e2323ee5a42024d9180 (patch) | |
| tree | 01946eb9731cb8ad9414dec46e369c620480eb87 /TAO/docs | |
| parent | 9c6cb7cd8364a8beb7647855102d9b3d540d0fd5 (diff) | |
| download | ATCD-6ab672e75ed83146f6564e2323ee5a42024d9180.tar.gz | |
Improved the Naming Service section to explain relationship between Naming Service and INS.
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diff --git a/TAO/docs/releasenotes/index.html b/TAO/docs/releasenotes/index.html index 36c039e9b66..9e49d87f480 100644 --- a/TAO/docs/releasenotes/index.html +++ b/TAO/docs/releasenotes/index.html @@ -1006,14 +1006,27 @@ Points of contact: <a href="mailto:marina@cs.wustl.edu">Marina Spivak</a> and <a href="mailto:vishal@cs.wustl.edu">Vishal Kachroo</a> <p> -The CORBA <a href="ftp://www.omg.org/pub/docs/formal/97-07-12.pdf"> -Naming Service</a> supports a hierarchical mapping between sequences -of strings and object references. The CORBA <A -HREF="ftp://ftp.omg.org/pub/docs/orbos/98-10-11.pdf">Interoperable -Naming Service</A> defines a standard way for clients and servers to -locate the Naming Service. It allows the ORB to be administratively -configured for bootstrapping to services not set up with the orb at -install time. <P> +OMG defined CORBA Naming Service (spec <a +href="ftp://www.omg.org/pub/docs/formal/97-07-12.pdf">here</a>) to +provide a basic service location mechanism for CORBA systems. Naming +Service manages a hierarchy of name to object reference mappings. +Servers register themselves with the Naming Service by providing their +name and object reference. Clients can then use the Naming Service to +obtain an object reference for the service of interest based on its +name. +<p> + +More recently, CORBA Naming Service was subsumed/extended by the CORBA +Interoperable Naming Service, a.k.a. INS (spec <A +HREF="ftp://ftp.omg.org/pub/docs/orbos/98-10-11.pdf">here</A>). INS +inherits all the functionality from the original Naming Service +specification in addition to addressing some its shortcomings. In +particular, INS defines a standard way for clients and servers to +locate the Naming Service itself. It also allows the ORB to be +administratively configured for bootstrapping to services not set up +with the orb at install time. <a href="../INS.html">This page</a> +provides a brief description of additional features INS provides, and +how they are implemented in TAO. <P> <p>Current status (as of 7th Apr 1999): <ul> |