Training Class:

This course will provide students with a hands-on working knowledge of transport development within ORBexpress®. The concepts of pluggable transports and the plugin transport API for ORBexpress will be presented. Students are expected to come with knowledge of a target transport. The design and implementation of an ORBexpress transport plugin will be initiated by collaboration of the student and the instructors. This course is approximately one-third lecture and two-thirds actual development of a transport.

CORBA developers and project team members who need a working, practical understanding of pluggable transports in ORBexpress.

• Why Write a Transport?
• Understanding the Transport
• Transports within CORBA
• Transport Connection with ORBexpress
• Steps to Writing a Transport
• Using Transports with ORBexpress
• Summary of Transport Requirements

This is an intensive, limited enrollment course that will enable students to develop a transport for use in ORBexpress.

Knowledge of ORBexpress development is necessary. Familiarity with C++ and at least one C++ compiler is necessary. Students are expected to have researched or have knowledge of a transport suitable for a plugin ORBexpress transport.

Two (2) days.

Each student will be provided with a PC or Workstation computer with both ORBexpress and the corresponding C++ compiler installed. All computers will be connected on a LAN to enable client/server lab exercises. Use of student development resources, such as laptops and transport hardware, during the course is encouraged.

Students will be provided with a copy of the instructor’s slides, a paper copy of the product manuals, and a copy of current ORBexpress release notes and FAQs.