New note (OSI-DS 25) on a range of issues

[Steve Hardcastle-Kille <[e-mail]>]

This is still draft, but I felt that it would be useful to get onto
the table.   It gives some input on WAIS/X.500 integration for the 
BOF, and also gives my promised critique of NADF 175.   

Steve


OSI-DS 25
osi-ds-25-00.ps
osi-ds-25-00.txt
	Representing the Real World in the OSI Directory        
	S.E. Hardcastle-Kille
        February 1992
	Abstract:
   This document discusses a set of related issues, concerning
the evolution of the OSI Directory.  They are all broadly
concerned with the problem that the simple-minded hierarchical
model of countries, organisations, and people is insufficient
for many real world problems.  The na"ive might immediately
react by suggesting that X.500 is deficient.  This document
shows how X.500 can be used in a more sophisticated manner, in
order to broaden its scope of application.  The issues
considered include:

 o  Dealing with real organisational structures, and multiple
    views onto such structures.

 o  Dealing with groupings which run counter to the simple
    directory hierarchy, such as committees and and special
    interest groups.

 o  Showing how the directory can be used to provide listing
    services, and describing the conflict between registration
    and listing.  A model is proposed which is scalable, and
    gives a basis for multi-provider provision of a large
    scale directory.

 o  The relationship between documents and the directory, and
    advocating the need for universal document registration.




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