Compaq Reliable Transaction Router manual Introduction, Architectural Concepts, Contents

		Contents
Preface		. . . . . . . vii
1	Introduction
	Reliable Transaction Router	. . . . . . . 1–1
	RTR Continuous Computing Concepts	. . . . . . . 1–2
	RTR Terminology	. . . . . . . 1–3
	RTR Server Types	. . . . . . . 1–15
	RTR Networking Capabilities	. . . . . . . 1–23
2	Architectural Concepts
	The Three-Layer Model	. . . . . . . 2–1
	RTR Facilities Bridge the Gap	. . . . . . . 2–3
	Broadcasts	. . . . . . . 2–3
	Flexibility and Growth	. . . . . . . 2–3
	Transaction Integrity	. . . . . . . 2–4
	The Partitioned Data Model	. . . . . . . 2–5
	Object-Oriented Programming	. . . . . . . 2–5
	Objects	. . . . . . . 2–7
	Messages	. . . . . . . 2–8
	Class Relationships	. . . . . . . 2–8
	Polymorphism	. . . . . . . 2–9
	Object Implementation Benefits	. . . . . . . 2–9
	XA Support	. . . . . . . 2–10

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