This document discusses distributed application facilities (DAFs) and their relationship to distributed interprocess communication facilities (DIFs) in the RINA architecture. Some key points:
- DAFs consist of distributed application processes (DAPs) that cooperate to perform distributed functions. DAFs are similar to DIFs but operate at the application layer rather than the network layer.
- DAFs use underlying DIFs for communication between members but can span multiple DIFs. Managing this inter-DIF communication is one role of the DAP's IPC management component.
- DAF management is performed by local DAF management tasks that coordinate with their peers. A DAF manager may oversee