Remember RPC
Full name: Remote Procedure Call
Memory aid: Remotely Call a Procedure as if requesting a service.
RPC is a broad communication model; implementations and network exposure vary.
Study area: Protocols & logical ports · Batch 9
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · CompTIA Network+ N10-009 · CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · Cisco CCNA 200-301 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline
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RPC — Remote Procedure Call
Invokes supported procedures across a process or network boundary.
Why learn RPC — Remote Procedure Call?
Invokes supported procedures across a process or network boundary.
Where it came from
RPC is a broad communication model; implementations and network exposure vary.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Remotely Call a Procedure as if requesting a service.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand RPC: Remote Procedure Call.
- Recall this memory aid: Remotely Call a Procedure as if requesting a service.
- Explain the practical use: Invokes supported procedures across a process or network boundary.
- Explain this distinction: RPC is a broad communication model; implementations and network exposure vary.
- Identify RPC in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- IETF RFC 5531 (www.rfc-editor.org)