AMH

For many types of distributed systems, the CORBA asynchronous method invocation (AMI) mechanism can improve concurrency, scalability, and responsiveness significantly. AMI allows clients to invoke multiple two-way requests without waiting for responses. The time normally spent waiting for replies can therefore be used to perform other useful work. The TAO asynchronous method handling (AMH) is a mechanism, which extends the concepts of AMI from clients to servers. Servers with AMH capability can return immediately from (potentially) long, blocking requests.