The EJB Container Architecture

The JBoss 2.4 EJB container architecture is a third-generation design that emphasizes a modular plug-in approach. All key aspects of the EJB container may be replaced by custom versions of a plug-in by a developer. This approach allows for fine-tuned customization of the EJB container behavior to optimally suit your needs.

To understand how the EJB container works, you focus on the components encountered along the path an EJB method invocation travels. You are introduced to the architecture from the perspective of understanding how an EJB call is passed to JBoss through the network layer, and then dispatched to the EJB container.

EJBObject and EJBHome

As is discussed in many EJB references, a javax.ejb.EJBObject ...

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