Method and apparatus for generically handling diverse protocol m

Details Method and apparatus for generically handling diverse protocol m Method and apparatus for generically handling diverse protocol m

1995-10-06

1998-05-26

Lee, Thomas C.

39520033, G06F 1300

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057581860

ABSTRACT:
A client/server computer apparatus includes a large number of client computers connected to a transmission channel. The client computers generate method calls that are applied to the transmission channel. Each method call may be encoded with a different communication protocol. A server computer processes each method call from the transmission channel by initially locating within each method call a method descriptor specified in a protocol-dependent format. The method descriptor is then compared to a list of protocol-dependent values stored in the memory of the server computer. An index value is assigned upon matching the method descriptor to a selected protocol-dependent value in the list of protocol-dependent values. The index value is passed to a protocol-independent portion of the server computer. The protocol-independent portion of the server computer executes the method corresponding to the index value to generate a reply. The reply is then transported over the transmission channel to the client computer.

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