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- Wire Protocols: Constricting and Fragile
- Objects on the Network
- The API Defines the Network Interface
- Late Binding Insulates Developers
- The Power of Write Once, Run Anywhere
- Capitalizing on the Simplifying Assumptions of Java Technology
- Objects on the Network
- Jini Technology Matters in Small Devices
- Summary
This chapter is from the book
3.2 Objects on the Network
In Jini technology, data objects should not be transferred to and from nodes on a network. Instead, they should be part of the network itself, which means that the objects' data and behavior are accessed through interfaces by other objects on the network. The protocol is hidden, and the network objects are not restricted by the wire protocol.