(NP developed for a WG1 standards project) New standard
will prescribe a metamodel for determining where the necessary
interoperations must occur and for describing the mediation method.
This standard will contain rules for determining the simplest set of
protocols necessary to negotiate and achieve satisfactory and
purposeful inter-process communication. Compliant application software
would be required to determine, in a standard manner and on a
case-by-case basis, the method by which querying and responding
processes can communicate.
Intended audience: Application-software vendors and
enterprise refurbishers.