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Programming with Remote Procedure Calls (RPC)

Programming with Remote Procedure Calls (RPC)

The Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) mechanism is a high-level communications paradigm for network applications. By use of RPC, programs on networked platforms can communicate with remote (and local) resources.

RPC allows network applications to use specialized kinds of procedure calls designed to hide the details of underlying networking mechanisms. RPC is transport-independent, able to take advantage of whatever kinds of networking mechanisms (such as TCP/IP or ISO) may be available. RPC implements a logical client-to-server communications system designed specifically for the support of network applications. Generic facilities, such as rpcbind(ADMN), associate network services with universal network addresses.


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