Resumen
In the last few years, there has been a discernible shift in the system development paradigm from traditional, structured approaches to the object-oriented (OO) paradigm. Several organizations have begun to move towards distributed systems and OO development in an effort to exploit the benefits of distribution, coupled with the promise of efficient development. It is suggested that successful adoption of distributed object computing, will require careful attention to a number of issues, some of which include deployment and management of distributed OO systems. This article proposes a comprehensive scheme for effective distribution of OO applications over existing networks of computers. The proposed scheme exploits relevant features of OO systems and extends current data distribution research to identify and formalize appropriate design criteria and develop techniques for optimization of these criteria. The scheme consists of two levels. The first specifies procedures and algorithms that can be used to distribute OO systems across geographically dispersed locations. The second level formulates several performance criteria and an iterative decision support procedure.