本文档规定了DSA在分布式目录中的行为，该目录由多个目录系统代理（DSA）和/或至少有一个DSA的LDAP服务器组成。允许的行为旨在确保在分布式目录中广泛分布DIB的情况下提供一致的服务。只指定DSA参与分布式目录的行为。LDAP服务器的行为在相关的LDAP规范中有规定。除了LDAP规范给出的要求外，LDAP服务器没有其他特殊要求
该目录并不打算成为一个通用数据库系统，尽管它可以建立在这样的系统上。假设查询的频率比更新的频率高得多。

This document specifies the behaviour of DSAs taking part in a distributed directory consisting of multiple Directory systems agents (DSAs) and/or LDAP servers with at least one DSA. The allowed behaviour has been designed to ensure a consistent service given a wide distribution of the DIB across a distributed directory. Only the behaviour of DSAs taking part in a distributed directory is specified. The behaviour of LDAP servers are specified in relevant LDAP specifications. There are no special requirements on an LDAP server beyond those given by the LDAP specifications.
The Directory is not intended to be a general purpose database system, although it may be built on such systems. It is assumed that there is a considerably higher frequency of queries than of updates.