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RMI System Design: Patterns and Pitfalls	O'Reilly Conference On Enterprise Java
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Token Peer Pitfalls

If state is large, passing it whole will be too slow. Pass updates instead.
If clients have poor connectivity, client holding the token could be disconnected and unable to pass the token.
A slow peer can block others from accessing the state for an unacceptable period of time.

Last modified on 9 Feb 2002 by AO