3.14.1 Abstract Data Model

This section describes a conceptual model of possible data organization that an implementation maintains to participate in this protocol. The described organization is provided to explain how the protocol behaves. This document does not mandate that implementations adhere to this model as long as their external behavior is consistent with that described in this document.

If the client receives an ORPC, it acts as a server and maintains the data structures specified in section 3.16.1. In addition, it maintains the data structures specified in section 3.22.1.