Is there a difference between RPC and IPC?
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Or are they synonyms?
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Solution 1 - Ipc
Wikipedia is usually great for these purposes.
RPC:
> Remote procedure call (RPC) is an > Inter-process communication technology > that allows a computer program to > cause a subroutine or procedure to > execute in another address space > (commonly on another computer on a > shared network) without the programmer > explicitly coding the details for this > remote interaction.
IPC:
> Inter-process communication (IPC) is a > set of techniques for the exchange of > data among multiple threads in one or > more processes. Processes may be > running on one or more computers > connected by a network.
So, RPC is just one kind of IPC.
Solution 2 - Ipc
An RPC (remote procedure call) is a form of IPC (interprocess communication) - the latter is a more general term, covering lots of mechanisms besides RPCs.
Solution 3 - Ipc
RPC - Remote Procedure Call - is a particular type of communication, but can be on a single machine, or across a network between machines. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_procedure_call
IPC - Inter-Process Communication - is a general term for communication between different processes (which are usually on a single machine). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter-process_communication
Solution 4 - Ipc
IPC is a set of method to communicate with two process which may be in same computer or different computer.it includes direct & indirect communication,synchronous & asynchronous communication and explicit buffering. But RPC is a method to call a procedure from sever to client and get back its result as message..
Solution 5 - Ipc
- Remote Procedure Call (calling methods remotely at a system)
- Interprocess Communication (method enabling processes in the same system to interact).
Solution 6 - Ipc
RPC = IPC + server location, marshalling, network failure, delays - special copy tricks, speed
For further detail:- https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~410-f03/lectures/L31_IPCRPC.pdf