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<a NAME="pp"></a>Pluggable Protocols</h3>
Point of contact: <a href="mailto:ossama@dre.vanderbilt.edu">Ossama Othman</a>
<p>The goal of the pluggable protocol effort is to (1) identify logical
communication layers in the ORB, (2) abstract out common features, (3)
define general interfaces, and (4) provide necessary mechanisms for implementing
different concrete ORB and transport protocols. TAO's pluggable protocol
framework will allow disparate communication