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Current DCE RPC offers an object model which is static in that objects are assumed permanent and published within a directory. Moreover, all parameters of an object's interface are typed statically. We argue that this object model should be enhanced by dynamic objects which are created as the result of a client/server interaction with parameters whose types are conveyed at creation- or call-time. Dynamic objects are a common model for context-handles and callback, as well as delegation scenarios. Dynamic typing facilitates access to generic servers through RPC. In this paper our emphasis is on motivating the need for the proposed extensions, and on showing that they can be integrated into current DCE RPC in an upward compatible manner.
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Heite, R., Eberle, H. (1993). Extending DCE RPC by dynamic objects and dynamic typing. In: Schill, A. (eds) DCE — The OSF Distributed Computing Environment Client/Server Model and Beyond. DCE 1993. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 731. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-57306-2_37
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