<< data_intensive_system

Remote Procedure Call

1. Client calls client stub (params on stack).
2. Stub marshals params to network message. Marshalling: put parameters in a form suitable for transmission over a network (serizalized).
3. Network message sent to server.
4. Receive message and sent it to server stub.
5. Unmarshal parameters, call server function.

The next 5 steps are symmetrical to the last 5.

The RPC is in layer 5 session layer and layer 6 presentation layer.

issues:

• Parameter passing: pass by value or reference? pointerless representation.
• Service binding.
• Transport protocol.
• Error Handling.