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Example: A Distributed Directory

The following diagram shows a single namespace that is served by five DSAs. The CA Directory DSAs communicate with each other using DSP, and they communicate with LDAP-only directory servers using LDAP.

A namespace partitioned into many DSAs

When the client sends a query to the directory, the query is routed to the DSA that serves the relevant part of the namespace. The client does not need to know that the directory is distributed.