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gt8428a@prism.gatech.edu (VETTER) writes:

   I would like information on the different RPC methods available, such
   as HP and Sun.

   Is there any single document describing and outlining the different
   methods or will I have to obtain information from the different vendors?

Well, the only single documents I've seen comparing RPCs are from various
vendors.  An example is OSF's _Distributed Computing Environment Rationale_,
available from OSF, 617-621-8700.  It's pretty good reading, and makes its
case well.  (Then again, it's intended to persuade.)

Other references include:

_The Art of Distributed Applications_, by John R. Corbin, Springer Verlag, 
1991 does a pretty good job of telling the Sun ONC/RPC story, with good
examples.

_Network Computing Architecture_, by Lisa Zahn, et al, gives lots of 
details on HP-Apollo's NCA/NCS mechanism, but can't really be considered
a "good" treatment.  It lacks overview and perspective.

_Distrbuted Computing Systems: Concepts and Structures_, Ananda and Srinivasan,
eds, IEEE Computer Society Press, 1991, gives a good overview of several
historical designs and the motiviations behind various RPCs, but no real
comparions of NCS vs ONC.