(1) In DCE Remote Procedure Call (RPC), an opaque data structure that is generated by the DCE Interface Definition Language (IDL) compiler from an interface definition. It contains identifying and descriptive information about an RPC interface.
(2) Internet Protocol (IP) information that is used to transfer data in a network. Examples of IP information include an address, network mask, line description, line type, current status, maximum transmission unit, and type of service.