<networking, programming> (RPC) A protocol which allows a
program running on one host to cause code to be executed on
another host without the programmer needing to explicitly code
for this. RPC is an easy and popular paradigm for
implementing the client-server model of distributed
computing. An RPC is initiated by the caller (client)
sending request message to a remote system (the server) to
execute a certain procedure using arguments supplied. A
result message is returned to the caller. There are many
variations and subtleties in various implementations,
resulting in a variety of different (incompatible) RPC
protocols.
Sun RPC is defined in RFC 1057 and ONC RPC in RFC
1831.
(2003-06-04)
Nearby terms:
Remote Method Invocation « remote monitoring « Remote Operations Service Element « Remote Procedure Call » Remote Reference Layer » Remote Spooling Communication Subsystem » Remote Write Protocol
