Microsoft® .NET Distributed Applications: Integrating XML Web Services and .NET Remoting

Chapter 8. Messaging (Lightweight Communication)

In a distributed system, computers are bound together by connections that have widely different characteristics and capabilities. For example, users on an internal network typically have direct, guaranteed access to one or more local servers. They can benefit from proprietary protocols and communicate efficiently over TCP/IP sockets with Microsoft .NET Remoting. Clients that connect over the Internet, however, require different considerations. They are more likely to rely on HTTP and a cross-platform data exchange format such as SOAP. Some users, however, such as those with a dial-up connection or those who use a laptop, can’t assume a guaranteed connection of any kind. They might need to perform ...