clients to contact the object. Depending on the protocol, the network address may be that of
a broker or other agent, instead of the address of the object itself.
segment prefix, these additional properties are informational and do not necessarily restrict
the domain of the advertisement or search. They may be used to narrow choices when
several possible matches are available.
broadcast or other characteristics of a node’s operation.
outside of the local network and possibly one adjacent network. The use of the broadcast modes
is intended for small, local networks, so there should be no need for its use on the internet.
Routers should block such messages, for security reasons, since deliberate, malicious
introduction of these messages into a network from the outside could pose hazards to the target.
beyond the scope of this document.
and appliances, which could be plugged into a LAN, home, or office network with little or no
configuration by the user. To illustrate the possible applications, this section describes several
examples.
or appliances must agree on the definition of object classes. This agreement will allow objects
on the network to inter-operate. Each of these examples includes a discussion of the interfaces
or classes, which should be defined.
presupposes a larger object architecture such as CORBA. The TOAD design was done to allow
easy interoperation with CORBA and CORBA Services, although other object architectures
might be used.
Language (IDL) description of the objects. The behaviour of the objects’ methods must be
described using a separate mechanism.