TOWARDS A BASIC REFERENCE MODEL OF OPEN DISTRIBUTED-PROCESSING

Authors
Citation
R. Gotzhein, TOWARDS A BASIC REFERENCE MODEL OF OPEN DISTRIBUTED-PROCESSING, Computer networks and ISDN systems, 27(8), 1995, pp. 1287-1304
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Sciences","System Science",Telecommunications,"Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Computer Science Information Systems
ISSN journal
01697552
Volume
27
Issue
8
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1287 - 1304
Database
ISI
SICI code
0169-7552(1995)27:8<1287:TABRMO>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
The Basic Reference Model of ODP introduces a number of basic concepts in order to provide a common basis for the development of a coherent set of standards. To achieve this objective, a clear understanding of the basic concepts is one prerequisite. This paper makes an effort at clarifying some of the basic concepts independently of standardized or non-standardized formal description techniques. Among the basic conce pts considered here are: agent, action, interaction, interaction point , architecture, behaviour, system, composition, refinement, and abstra ction. In a case study, it is then shown how these basic concepts can be represented in a formal specification written in temporal logic.