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RPC in Network Management

Remote Procedure Call (RPC) allows constructing distributed applications by extending local procedure calls so the called procedure can exist on a different system. The calling process is suspended, parameters are sent to the remote system, the procedure executes there, then results return to resume the calling process.

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RPC in Network Management

Remote Procedure Call (RPC) allows constructing distributed applications by extending local procedure calls so the called procedure can exist on a different system. The calling process is suspended, parameters are sent to the remote system, the procedure executes there, then results return to resume the calling process.

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REMOTE PROCEDURE CALL (RPC)

INTRODUCTION

Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is used for


constructing distributed, client-server based applications.
It is based on extending the conventional local procedure calling
so that the called procedure need not exist in the same
address space as the calling procedure.
The two processes may be on the same system, or they may be
on different systems with a network connecting them.
WORKING OF RPC

1. The calling environment is suspended, procedure parameters


are transferred across the network to the environment where the
procedure is to execute, and the procedure is executed there.
2. When the procedure finishes and produces its results, its results
are transferred back to the calling environment, where execution
resumes as if returning from a regular procedure call.
WORKING OF RPC
Conceptually, the
client and server do
not both execute at the
same time. Instead,
the thread of
execution jumps from
the caller to the callee
and then back again.
STEPS DURING A RPC
 A client invokes a client stub procedure, passing parameters in the
usual way. The client stub resides within the client’s own address space.
 The client stub marshalls(pack) the parameters into a message.
Marshalling includes converting the representation of the parameters
into a standard format, and copying each parameter into the message.
 The client stub passes the message to the transport layer, which sends it
to the remote server machine.
 On the server, the transport layer passes the message to a server stub,
which demarshalls(unpack) the parameters and calls the desired server
routine using the regular procedure call mechanism.
STEPS DURING A RPC

 When the server procedure completes, it returns to the server


stub (e.g., via a normal procedure call return), which marshalls
the return values into a message. The server stub then hands the
message to the transport layer.
 The transport layer sends the result message back to the client
transport layer, which hands the message back to the client stub.
 The client stub demarshalls the return parameters and execution
returns to the caller.

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