Implementation of Relay and Multiart

  Our implementation of Relay and Multiart uses the Java programming language [6] and development kit [10, 14]. This chapter will discuss how the features of Java were used, and then describe the Relay system and Multiart client in detail.

• Java
• The Relay System
  • Update Objects
  • Relay Servers
    • Server Hierarchy
    • Threads
      • Global Name Space
      • Eventual Consistency
  • Relay Caches
    • Storing Shared State
    • Providing A View of Shared State
    • Forwarding Client-Side Updates
    • Processing Received Updates
    • Notification of Changes to Cached Data
• Multiart