NDLI: Object design of a distributed client/server system

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Brown, S. Vallas, R. Ibrahim, M. Al-Zobaidie, A.
Copyright Year	1998
Description	Author affiliation: Sch. of Comput. & Math. Sci., Greenwich Univ., London, UK (Brown, S.)
Abstract	This paper describes our practical experience in developing an object-oriented design and in implementing a prototype distributed client/server application. The system is described in terms of its individual components features and their interaction with other components via middleware. The prototype was coded in Java and employs two middleware technologies for clients/servers interaction. The main middleware employed is CORBA that has enabled us to achieve server location transparency by using CORBA's naming service. CORBA also provides a protocol to allow the communication between the components once binding between them occurred. The second middleware technology used was Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) which provided the means to query and maintain a distributed database. The features of JDBS and the way in which they were applied to the requirements of the application are also described. The prototype application was developed using Visigenic's VisiBroker and the generated classes were then extended using the Java SDK. The JDBC middleware layer was used to provide the link between the Java based servers and the databases. The main contribution of this work is mainly practical and is twofold. Firstly, we describe and share our experience in designing, implementing a prototype application using CORBA/JDBC, as well as our findings relating to performance aspects of the prototype. Secondly, and in the light of the results obtained, we evaluate our approach, lessons learned and suggest possible improvements and guidelines for developing similar systems and/or prototypes.
Starting Page	957
Ending Page	966
File Size	67636
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0818683538
DOI	10.1109/DEXA.1998.707521
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1998-08-26
Publisher Place	Austria
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Prototypes Java Identity-based encryption Middleware Protocols Guidelines Explosives Internet World Wide Web TCPIP
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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