The Java RMI package
Java RMI adds a number of classes to the Java language. The basic intent is to make a call to a remote method look and behave the same as local ones.
Important concepts
- naming Registry - allows lookup to connect with remote objects
- Remote interface - specification of remote methods
- RemoteObjects - allows objects to be distributed
- RMISecurityManager - to control the use of remote code
- Serialization - protocol for representin all objects to be passed across the network.