Integrated File System Introduction
Appendix A. Transport Independent Remote Procedure Call
Developed by Sun Microsystems, Remote Procedure Call (RPC), easily separates and distributes client applications from a server mechanism. It includes a standard for data representation, called eXternal Data Representation, or XDR, to allow more than one type of machine to access transmitted data. Transport Independent RPC (TI-RPC), is the latest version of RPC. It provides a method of separating the underlying protocol that is used at the network layer, providing a more seamless transition from one protocol to another. The only protocols that are currently available on the iSeries server are TCP and UDP.
Developing distributed applications across a network is a seamless task when using RPC. The primary targets are applications that gravitate more towards distributing the user interface or data retrieval.
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