1 karl  1.2 

 2 karl  1.1 /** @name Pegasus Provider Interfaces
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 4           ATTN: Today this section is under construction
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 6           Today, the CIM/WBEM standards do not define any standards for provider interfaces.
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 8           Pegasus implements a set of C++ interfaces for the provider.
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10           In the initial version of Pegasus, these interfaces are implemented as in-process
11           calls from the MSB to the Client.
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13           In future versions of Pegasus, extensions to the provider SDK will be implemented
14           to allow process-process communication and possibly system to system communication
15           between the provider and the MSB.
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17           The Provider Interfaces implement the same operations as the client interface defined in section  \Ref{Pegasus Client Interfaces} and the same datatypes.
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19           This interface implements one extra concept to allow the provider to have access to selected information from the MSB.  It implements a thread-local set of required information as follows:
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21           ATTN: This needs to be defined
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23 karl  1.1 The Provider SDK ATTN: Need to document this.
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26           */