.NET Framework 3.5.1 Features in Windows Server 2008
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 combines the power of the .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.0 APIs with new technologies for building applications that offer appealing user interfaces, protect your customers’ personal identity information, enable seamless and secure communication, and provide the ability to model a range of business processes.
.NET Framework 3.5.1 elements are required by server roles such as Application Server.
Elements of .NET Framework 3.5.1 Features
The following table describes the elements that are part of .NET Framework 3.5.1 Features.
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Windows Communication Foundation Activation Components |
Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Activation Components use Windows Process Activation Service to call applications remotely over a network by using protocols such as HTTP, Message Queuing, TCP, and named pipes. Windows Communication Foundation Activation Components allows applications to start and stop dynamically in response to incoming work items, resulting in application hosting that is more robust, manageable, and efficient. |
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HTTP Activation supports process activation by using HTTP. Applications that use HTTP Activation can start and stop dynamically in response to work items transmitted over the network by using HTTP. |
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Non-HTTP Activation supports process activation by using either Message Queuing, TCP, or named pipes. Applications that use Non-HTTP Activation can start and stop dynamically in response to work items transmitted over the network by using either Message Queuing, TCP, or named pipes. |
Additional resources for .NET Framework 3.5.1 Features
For more information about implementing .NET Framework 3.5.1 Features in your enterprise, see the .NET Framework Developer Center (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=94265) on MSDN.