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\subsection*{NAME}

\noindent SELECT (RPC Select Micro-Protocol)

\subsection*{SPECIFICATION}

\noindent 
S. O'Malley and L. Peterson.  A Dynamic Network Architecture.  {\it
ACM Transactions on Computer Systems 10}, 2 (May 1992), 110--143.

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\noindent  S. O'Malley and L. Peterson. {\it A New Methodology for
Implementing Network Software}, University of Arizona Tech Report
TR90-29, August 1990.

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\noindent  B. Welch. {\it The Sprite remote procedure call}. 
University of California at Berkeley, Tech Report UCB/CSD 86/302,
June 1986.

\subsection*{SYNOPSIS}

\noindent SELECT is a micro-protocol that performs the addressing
function of Sprite RPC; i.e., it demultiplexes request messages to the
appropriate procedure.  

\subsection*{REALM}

SELECT is in the RPC realm.

\subsection*{PARTICIPANTS}

SELECT removes a pointer to a long (the remote procedure number) from
the top of the stack of the first participant.  

\subsection*{CONFIGURATION}

SELECT expects one RPC realm protocol below it.

\subsection*{AUTHOR}

\noindent Sean O'Malley