'Net Remoting

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.Net Remoting

• The Other RPC Architecture
• Doug Gregory
• October 27, 2003

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Available .Net RPC Architectures

• Web Services
• System.Net Namespace Protocols, Sockets, etc.
• .Net Remoting

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.Net Remoting Architecture
The Simple View
App Domain 1
App Domain 2
Object1
Object2
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.Net Remoting Architecture
The Not-So-Simple View
Object 1
Object 2
Activation Type By Ref / Value
Proxy
Proxy
Transparent
Transparent
Real
Real
Sponsors Leases
Channels
Channels
Serializers
Formatter Sink
Formatter Sink
Custom Sink
Custom Sink
Transport Sink
Transport Sink
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.Net Remoting Options

• By Reference or By Value
• Activation Type
• Serialization Format
• Security options
• Extended Channels, Channel Sinks, Proxy

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Remoting an Object

• Remote Object inherits from MarshalByRefObject
• Server Registers Channel
• Server Registers Objects
• Client Registers Channel
• Client Creates Object and makes call(s)

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.Net Remoting Activation

• Server Activated, Single Call
• Server Activated, Singleton
• Client Activated

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Client-Activated
Server Object
Client Object
Owned instance
Server Object
Client Object
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Server Activated, Single Call
Client Object
Server Object
Single Calls
Server Object
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Server Activated, Singleton
Client Object
Single Instance
Client Object
Server Object
Client Object
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Conclusion
Keep it Simple Expand when needed Think
Architecture
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Additional Resources

• An Introduction to Microsoft .Net Remoting
  Framework, July 2001 (Beta 2 code)http//msdn.mi
  crosoft.com/library/default.asp?url/library/en-us
  /dndotnet/html/hawkremoting.asp
• Basic Remoting Task Listhttp//msdn.microsoft.c
  om/library/default.asp?url/library/en-us/cpguide/
  html/cpconBasicRemotingTaskList.asp
• Design and Develop Seamless Distributed
  Applications for the Common Language Runtime,
  MSDN Magazine, October 2002http//msdn.microsoft.
  com/msdnmag/issues/02/10/NETRemoting/
• Microsoft .Net Remoting A Technical Overview,
  July 2001 (Beta 2 code)http//msdn.microsoft.com/
  library/default.asp?url/library/en-us/dndotnet/ht
  ml/hawkremoting.asp
• .Net Remoting Architectural Assessmenthttp//ms
  dn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url/library/
  en-us/dndotnet/html/dotnetremotearch.asp