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This chapter provides an implementation-oriented conceptual framework for the construction of bridges to provide interoperability
between ORBs. It focuses on the layered request level bridges that the CORBA Core specifications facilitate, although ORBs
may always be internally modified to support bridges.
Key feature of the specifications for inter-ORB bridges are as follows:
• Enables requests from one ORB to be translated to requests on another.
• Provides support for managing tables keyed by object references.
The OMG IDL specification for interoperable object references, which are important to
inter-ORB bridging, is shown in Section 13.6.2, “Interoperable Object References:
IORs,? on page 13-14.