What is the advantage of using RMI over servlets?

Hi All,

I am totally new to RMI.

Could anybody please explain me the below queries.?

What is the advantage of RMI over servlets?

What is idle scenario to use RMI.When we go for distributed applications.?

hi, Servlet and rmi are absolutely different technologies and you may compare them only from very very high point of view. yes, they both serve as part of client-server design. I mean you ask something - you get something.

Yes, both are serving the client request.

What is the idle scenario, we go for RMI and for servlets ( tell me in terms of s/w design )?

I suspect you mean "ideal" - the most important question is - who are your users and how do they want to access your service?

Bill

Sorry for the typo.

Could you please tell me the scenario to use RMI?

Explain me in s/w design perspective. I don't have idea on RMI.

Roughly speaking I would say that RMI is used in closely coupled systems on private networks with a small number of clients, while servlets are intended to communicate loosely with a large number of clients anywhere on the Internet or private network.

Bill

Thanks Bill, Got the idea now.