A Survey on Modern Inter-process Communication (IPC) Mechanisms

In modern operating systems, Inter-Process Communication is the inherent feature in as much as it is the way by which several processes communicate. Today's IPC mechanisms are surveyed along with their performances and applications in contemporary operating systems. This comprises the old procedures such as shared memory and pipes, but also the new procedures like Remote procedure calls (RPCs), Unix domain sockets. Some of the applications include but are not limited to the sharing of system performance and systems scaling consideration.