Using Sun TI-RPC to develop distributed applications

Remote procedure call (RPC) provides a high-level paradigm, which allows distributed applications to communicate with one another.

Sun Microsystems developed open networking computers (ONC) RPC to easily separate and distribute a client application from a server mechanism. Transport independent remote procedure call (TI-RPC) or ONC+ RPC is the latest version of RPC to be released. By providing a method for abstracting the underlying protocol used at the network layer, TI-RPC can provide a more seamless transition from one protocol to another.

For detailed information about designing, implementing, and maintaining distributed applications by using TI-RPC, refer to the ONC+ Developer's Guide by Sun Microsystems, Inc. on the Sun Product Documentation Web site .

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• Use the rpcbind daemon
  When a client wants to connect to a remote procedure call (RPC) service, it contacts the RPCBIND daemon and requests the address of the service. In this way, addresses can be dynamic and the client does not need to know which port the service is waiting on.
• Use the rpcgen compiler
  The RPCGEN command generates C code from an input file that is written in the remote procedure call language (RPCL). You can use the generated C code to implement an RPC protocol.
• Use the network selection mechanism
  The network selection mechanism allows you to choose the transport on which an application should run.
• Use data conversion support
  All transport independent remote procedure call (TI-RPC) application programming interfaces (APIs) are enabled for National Language Support (NLS) on i5/OS™.
• Examples: Develop service applications based on TI-RPC code
  Transport independent remote procedure call (TI-RPC) programming provides an effective method for developing distributed client-server based applications on i5/OS™.
• Develop client applications based on TI-RPC code examples
  Transport independent remote procedure call (TI-RPC) programming provides an effective method for developing distributed client-server based applications on i5/OS™.