gt8428a@prism.gatech.edu (VETTER) (03/22/91)
Submitted-by: gt8428a@prism.gatech.edu (VETTER)
I would like information on the different RPC methods available, such
as HP and Sun.
Is there any single document describing and outlining the different
methods or will I have to obtain information from the different vendors?
Any suggestions?
Jeffrey S. Vetter jsv@cc.gatech.edu (404)875-8859
MS student, College of Computing, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, 30332
28428 Georgia Tech Station, Atlanta, GA, 30332
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Volume-Number: Volume 23, Number 18jonathan@cs.pitt.edu (Jonathan Eunice) (03/31/91)
gt8428a@prism.gatech.edu (VETTER) writes:
I would like information on the different RPC methods available, such
as HP and Sun.
Is there any single document describing and outlining the different
methods or will I have to obtain information from the different vendors?
Well, the only single documents I've seen comparing RPCs are from various
vendors. An example is OSF's _Distributed Computing Environment Rationale_,
available from OSF, 617-621-8700. It's pretty good reading, and makes its
case well. (Then again, it's intended to persuade.)
Other references include:
_The Art of Distributed Applications_, by John R. Corbin, Springer Verlag,
1991 does a pretty good job of telling the Sun ONC/RPC story, with good
examples.
_Network Computing Architecture_, by Lisa Zahn, et al, gives lots of
details on HP-Apollo's NCA/NCS mechanism, but can't really be considered
a "good" treatment. It lacks overview and perspective.
_Distrbuted Computing Systems: Concepts and Structures_, Ananda and Srinivasan,
eds, IEEE Computer Society Press, 1991, gives a good overview of several
historical designs and the motiviations behind various RPCs, but no real
comparions of NCS vs ONC.