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Latitude Communications MeetingPlace Directory Services System Manager’s Guide
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MeetingPlace 
Directory Services 
Concepts
This chapter provides you with an overview of MeetingPlace 
Directory Services concepts. Understanding these concepts is 
helpful with installing and maintaining MeetingPlace Directory 
Services. The topics covered in this chapter include:
Directory Servers.
Lightweight Data Access Protocol (LDAP).
MeetingPlace Directory Services Architecture.
MetaDirectory and the MetaLink Agreement.
Directory Servers
A directory server is used to logically store directory information. 
It helps to centralize users, groups, and access, which in turn, 
helps to simplify maintenance of your organization’s directory 
information. You use MeetingPlace Directory Services to 
synchronize this information with your MeetingPlace profiles.