standard (ODP) An attempt to standardise an OSI

application layer communications architecture. ODP is a

natural progression from OSI, broadening the target of

standardisation from the point of interconnection to the end

system behaviour. The objective of ODP is to enable the

construction of distributed systems in a multi-vendor

environment through the provision of a general architectural

framework that such systems must conform to. One of the

cornerstones of this framework is a model of multiple

viewpoints which enables different participants to observe a

system from a suitable perspective and a suitable level of

abstraction.