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DCOM. (Overview). by- Jeevan Varma Anga. DCOM Overview. What is DCOM? Why DCOM? Architecture. What is DCOM?. Distributed Component Object Model. “Application-level protocol for object-oriented remote procedure calls.” IETF Internet Draft 5/96. “COM with a longer wire”
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DCOM (Overview) by- Jeevan Varma Anga
DCOM Overview • What is DCOM? • Why DCOM? • Architecture
What is DCOM? Distributed Component Object Model “Application-level protocol for object-oriented remote procedure calls.” IETF Internet Draft 5/96 “COM with a longer wire” Microsoft Press Release 9/96 “Object RPC” The Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) is a protocol that enables software components to communicate directly over a network in a reliable, secure, and efficient manner. Previously called "Network OLE," DCOM is designed for use across multiple network transports, including Internet protocols such as HTTP.
Why DCOM? • Components And Reuse • Location Independency • Language Neutrality • Connection Management
Why DCOM? • Scalability • Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) • Flexible Deployment • Robust versioning • Performance • Bandwidth and Latency • Security • Security by configuration • Programatic control • Internet control
Why DCOM? • Load Balancing • Static Load Balancing • Dynamic Load Balancing • Fault Tolerance • Ease of Deployment • Protocol Neutrality • Platform Neutrality
COM/DCOM Architecture Client Server Client Application Server Implementation Proxy Stub Channel • COM Clients • - Proxies map object method • invocations into calls to • COM/DCOM objects • COM Servers • - In-Process • Local • Remote
Summary • DCOM makes it easy to write a distributed application • Provides rich, symmetric communication between components. • Can be robustly expanded to meet new functional requirements. • Takes advantage of existing custom and off-the-shelf components. • Integrates teams proficient in any programming language and development tool. • Uses network bandwidth carefully, while providing great response times for end-users. • Is inherently secure. • Provides a smooth migration path to sophisticated load-balancing and fault-tolerance features. • Can be efficiently deployed and administered. • Can be used with any network protocol and integrated into any hardware platform. • DCOM is the TCP/IP of objects.
Want to know more? • Specification – N. Brown, C. Kindel, “Distributed Component Object Model Protocol -- DCOM/1.0,” IETF Networking Group Internet-Draft, Microsoft Corporation, Jan, 1998 • Programming – R. Grimes, “Professional DCOM Programming”.