The Art of Distributed Applications : Programming Techniques for Remote Procedure Calls /

Powerful networked workstations are adding a new dimension to the world of computing. Programmers are challenged to write applications that exploit the speed and parallelism of such distributed systems, programs that take advantage of the networking and communication features of high-speed workstati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Corbin, John R.
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Springer New York, 1991.
Series:	Sun technical reference library.
Subjects:	Computer science. Computer Communication Networks. Software engineering. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Contents: Introduction and Overview
eXternal Data Representation (XDR)
RPC Protocol
RPC Programming
Low-Level RPC Programming
Additional RPC Library Features
Rpegen
Developing RPC-based Distributed Applications
Future Directions of RPC Programming
Appendices: 1: Sun RPC Information
2: External Data Representation Standard: Protocol Specification
3: Remote Procedure Call: Protocol Specification
4: Differences Between the RPC Library on SunOS 4.0 and SunOS 4.1
5: Source for Examples
Bibliography
Index.