Title :
Towards object-based wide area distributed systems
Author :
van Steen, Maarten ; Homburg, Philip ; van Boorn, L. ; Tanenbaum, Andrew S. ; de Jonge, W.
Author_Institution :
Vrije Univ., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Abstract :
In order to facilitate the construction of wide area distributed systems, if is necessary that we adopt a model that simplifies application development. We advocate an object-based approach. Our approach allows for flexibility because many of the technical detail of distribution, such as communication protocols, consistency rules, etc. can be hidden behind the objects´ interfaces. In addition, we allow distributed objects to offer alternative implementations for an interface. A client may choose the most suitable implementation. We discuss the use of distributed objects as the means to this end, and compare our approach to existing ones
Keywords :
distributed processing; object-oriented methods; protocols; software engineering; application development; client; communication protocols; consistency rules; distributed objects; object interfaces; object-based wide area distributed systems; Communication system security; Distributed computing; Operating systems; Protection;
Conference_Titel :
Object-Orientation in Operating Systems, 1995., Fourth International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Lund
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7115-7
DOI :
10.1109/IWOOS.1995.470551
