Changes between Version 46 and Version 47 of Old/NodeHandler/Multicast

Timestamp:

Apr 4, 2006, 3:09:52 PM (18 years ago)

Author:

sswami

Comment:

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Old/NodeHandler/Multicast

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 '''R.5:'''
 {{{
-The communication layer will be a separate server that is running the reliable multicast 
-protocol. It will also handle all TCP socket related functions. The IPC mechanism between this 
-server and the NodeHandler will be implemented using pipes. When the NodeHandler wants to send
-a message to the NodeAgent, this message will be piped to the server which will then send the
-message using multicast. Again, when a message is received from the NodeAgent by this server, 
-it will pipe this message to the NodeHandler. 
+The communication layer will initially be a separate server that is running the reliable 
+multicast protocol. It will also handle all TCP socket related functions. This separation of 
+processes will help in isolating and subsequent easy resolution of all communication related 
+issues. The IPC mechanism between this server and the NodeHandler will be implemented using 
+pipes. When the NodeHandler wants to send a message to the NodeAgent, this message will be 
+piped to the server which will then send the message using multicast. Again, when a message is 
+received from the NodeAgent by this server, it will pipe this message to the NodeHandler. 
+
+Later this separate server can be combined with the NodeHandler as a loadable library if there 
+are no significant performance issues found.
 }}}