Eliminating redundancy in instance data of different versioned classes in communication between object request brokers using a common class definition

Abstract

A method, system and computer program product for eliminating redundancy in instance data of different versioned classes in communication between object request brokers (ORBs). An ORB derives common class definitions for the class for both the client and server ORBs from an intersection of the fields present in the different versions of the class maintained at the client and server. The common class definition for the class for the server ORB/client ORB will be relative to the version of the class existing at the client/server. When a common class definition of a class exists, a server/client ORB serializes an instance of the class using its common class definition for the class thereby including only the fields useful for the client/server ORB. By deriving common class definitions for the class, redundant fields are no longer being transmitted between the client and server ORBs thereby reducing the size of data being transmitted.