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	Federated Object Naming Service (F-ONS)

Federated Object Naming Service (F-ONS)

Formal	Federated Naming Service (F-ONS) provides a method for hooking up or federating, multiple naming services under a single, simple uniform interface for the essential naming and directory operations. Read More
Practical	The service supports resolution of composite names―names that span multiple naming systems―through the naming interface. Each member of a federation has autonomy in its choice of naming conventions, administrative interfaces, and its particular set of operations, other than name resolution. Read More
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Formal

Federated Naming Service (F-ONS) provides a method for hooking up or federating, multiple naming services under a single, simple uniform interface for the essential naming and directory operations.

Practical

The service supports resolution of composite names―names that span multiple naming systems―through the naming interface. Each member of a federation has autonomy in its choice of naming conventions, administrative interfaces, and its particular set of operations, other than name resolution.

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Federated Object Naming Service (F-ONS)