4.2.1 SIM Protocol

A Vision for Open Hypermedia Systems

Nürnberg and Leggett

4.2.1 SIM Protocol

The SIM protocol is used by all other entities in the architecture to locate one another. In its simplest form, it must allow processes to publish service identifiers and locations (e.g., TCP ports) at which they receive service requests and to query for these locations. Options for propagation of this information to other SIM's, types of protocols understood at various locations, etc., can also be part of this protocol.

A reference architecture box diagram

Figure 6. SIM Protocol.

Contents

1. Introduction

2. Scope of the OHSWG

4. An OHS Reference Architecture Proposal

4.1 Architecture Entities

4.2 Architecture Protocols

4.1.1 SIM Protocol

4.2.2 Store Protocol

5. An OHP Proposal

6. Metacommentary

Appendix A. Generic Encoding Layer Rules

Appendix B. Sproc Generic Layer Rules

Appendix C. Sproc Specific Layer Rules

Appendix D. Sproc Interface Format

Appendix E. Current Protocol Proposal in Sproc Interface Format

Peter J. Nürnberg, John J. Leggett
HRL, CSDL, Texas A&M
original page URL: http://jodi.ecs.soton.ac.uk/Articles/v01/i02/Nurnberg/refarch_proto_sim.html