System and method for performing remote requests with an on-line service network

A method for processing remote requests, in an on-line network having a plurality of interconnected servers, said interconnected servers containing a plurality of on-line services that execute a plurality of remote requests, said method comprising:

• receiving a plurality of input data streams from a plurality of remote computers, each of said remote computers executing a plurality of client applications, each of said client applications having at least one execution thread, each of said execution threads capable of generating multiple remote requests;
• demultiplexing said input data streams to create a plurality of remote messages;
• separating said remote messages and routing said remote messages to said service application;
• identifying said remote request specified in said remote messages;
• directing said service application to execute said remote requests to generate a response;
• and
• routing said response back to said remote computers.

In a computer, a method for creating and monitoring remote requests sent to an interactive, on-line services network, comprising:

• generating multiple pending remote requests in a plurality of client applications, each of said client applications having at least one execution thread, each of said execution threads capable of generating multiple remote requests;
• creating a plurality of identifiers that uniquely identify each of said remote requests;
• combining said identifiers with said remote requests to create a plurality of remote messages for each of said remote requests;
• and
• multiplexing said remote requests to permit said plurality of client applications to concurrently communicate with said on-line network via a wide area network.

In a distributed on-line network, the method of processing remote requests comprising:

• providing an on-line network connected to said wide area network, said on-line network having a plurality of application servers, said plurality of application servers running a plurality of service applications;
• demultiplexing a multiplexed input data stream to reconstruct a plurality of request messages;
• combining said request messages to reconstruct at least one remote request comprising a plurality of identifiers including service interface, method and method instance identifiers, wherein the plurality of identifiers are used by a client request layer to monitor the at least one remote request;
• and
• routing said reconstructed remote requests to said service applications.