Addressing message gates in a distributed computing environment

The method as recited in 2, further comprising:

• assigning a new transport address for the first client;
• wherein said binding the gate name to a second transport address comprises binding the gate name to the new transport address for the client;
• and
• wherein said using the message gate to receive second messages, comprises the client using the message gate to access the service.

A device, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory is configured to store instructions executable by said processor to:
• generate a gate name for a message gate, wherein the message gate is a message endpoint for messages in the distributed computing environment;
• bind the gate name to a first transport address;
• use the message gate to receive first messages from an entity in the distributed computing environment, wherein the first messages are sent to a first address including a combination of the gate name and the first transport address;
• unbind the gate name and the message gate from the first transport address;
• bind the gate name to a second transport address;
• and
• use the message gate to receive second messages, wherein the second messages are sent to a second address including a combination of the gate name and the second transport address.

The device as recited in 17, the processor is configured to:

• assign a new transport address for the first client process;
• wherein said second transport address comprises the new transport address for the first client process;
• and
• wherein said first client process is configured to use the message gate to receive said second messages to access the service.

A carrier medium comprising program instructions, wherein the program instructions are computer-executable to implement:

• generating a gate name for a message gate, wherein the message gate is a message endpoint for messages in the distributed computing environment;
• binding the gate name to a first transport address;
• using the message gate to receive first messages from an entity in the distributed computing environment, wherein the first messages are sent to a first address including a combination of the gate name and the first transport address;
• unbinding the gate name and the message gate from the first transport address;
• binding the gate name to a second transport address;
• and
• using the message gate to receive second messages, wherein the second messages are sent to a second address including a combination of the gate name and the second transport address.

The carrier medium as recited in 32, wherein the program instructions are further computer-executable to implement:

• assigning a new transport address for the first client;
• wherein said binding the gate name to a second transport address comprises binding the gate name to the new transport address for the client;
• and
• wherein said using the message gate to receive second messages, comprises the client using the message gate to access the service.