Degree Name
MS (Master of Science)
Program
Computer and Information Science
Date of Award
12-2003
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Phillip E. Pfeiffer IV
Committee Members
Don Bailes, Martin L. Barrett
Abstract
The DCOM and CORBA standards provide location-transparent access to network-resident software through language independent object interfaces. Although the two standards address similar problems, they do so in incompatible ways: DCOM clients cannot use CORBA objects, and CORBA clients cannot utilize DCOM objects, due to incompatible object system infrastructures.
This thesis investigates the performance of bridging tools to resolve the incompatibilities between DCOM and CORBA, in ways that allow clients to cross object system boundaries. Two kinds of tools were constructed and studied: tools that bind clients to services at compile time, and tools that support dynamic client-server bindings. Data developed in the thesis shows that static bridges are on the order of five times faster than dynamic bridges. Measurements conducted with remote clients also showed that with increased network delays, performance differences between static and dynamic bridges become negligible.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Kraus, Edwin, "Interworking Methodologies for DCOM and CORBA." (2003). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 824. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/824
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.