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Representing the O/R Address hierarchy in the X

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RFC 1836             O/R Addresses in the X.500 DIT          August 1995


   objects are represented in the directory information tree is
   specified in Table 1.  A given object class defined in the table will
   always be higher in the DIT than an object class defined lower down
   the table.  Valid combinations of O/R Address components are defined
   in X.400.

                                  /\
                                 /   \
                    C=GB        /      \   Numeric-C=234
                               /         \
                              /            \
                             /               \
                +------------+<----------------+----+
                | Country    |                 |    |
                +------------+                 +----+
                     /\
                    /   \
                   /      \
                  /         \
     ADMD=" "    /            \  ADMD=Gold 400
     +-------------+         +------------+
     |   ADMD      |         |   ADMD     |
     +-------------+         +------------+
           \                     \
             \                     \
               \ PRMD=UK.AC          \ PRMD=UK.AC
                 \                     \
                +----------+             +----+
                |  PRMD    |< -----------|    |
                +----------+             +----+
                     /
                    /
                 O=UCL
                  /
                 /
     +------------+
     | MHS-Org    |
     +------------+
          \
            \  OU=CS
              \
                \
              +-----------+
              | MHS-OU    |
              +-----------+

                    Figure 1:  Example O/R Address Tree




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