When each server has a different function and role, then you need to link them together for communication with each other. Using 12. P2P Group
can help you to create the link easily.
•Appoint one Farm Server, which all other servers can connect to. LAN group with server computer is called Server Farm, and the term Farm Server came from this.
•All other servers connected to Farm Server becomes Farm Client.
•Each Farm Client communicates with each other by P2P.
At this circumstance, each Farm Client, meaning each server process can directly communicate with each other no matter it is client or server. Thus it enables to communicate in net without a certain form and is independent from each other.
그림 10-1Server-to-Server communication topology
We recommend you to use Part VIII. [For version 1.6 only]LAN communication between servers for server communication.
In server communication, 7. Limiting the size of communication message has to be considered.
The sample for creating server communication can be found at 6. Sample code for Distributed Lobby System.