ABSTRACT

Contents 11.1 Introduction to RPC and Network-Based Software Services ....................254 11.2 e GridRPC API....................................................................................256

11.2.1Function Handles and Session IDs...............................................257 11.2.2Initializing and Finalizing Functions............................................257 11.2.3Remote Function Handle Management Functions.......................257 11.2.4GridRPC Call Functions..............................................................258 11.2.5Asynchronous GridRPC Control Functions.................................258 11.2.6Asynchronous GridRPC Wait Functions......................................258 11.2.7Error Reporting Functions............................................................258 11.2.8Related Work on Network-Enabled Servers..................................259

11.3GridSolve: A GridRPC Implementation...................................................259 11.3.1Overview and Architecture.......................................................... 260

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