Reference Model of Open Distributed Processing (RM-ODP): Introduction

Abstract

The Reference Model of Open Distributed Processing (RM-ODP) was a joint effort by the international standards bodies ISO and ITU-T to develop a coordinating framework for the standardisation of open distributed processing (ODP). The model describes an architecture within which support of distribution, interworking, interoperability and portability can be inte- grated. The RM-ODP framework defines ODP concerns using five “viewpoints” (abstrac- tions), namely enterprise, information, computational, engineering, and technology. This tutorial introduces the reference model, describing the viewpoints and some of the ODP func- tions and transparencies.