<chapter id="chapter.interfaces">
<title/Interfaces/
<p>The Distribution Subsystem offers interfaces for both getting 
data and setting parameters to the Language level. The following modules 
interface the DS: 
<LIST> 

<ITEM><ref.extern to="ozdoc:system" key="chapter.dpinit">DPInit</ref.extern>: Initialization of the DS.

<ITEM><ref.extern to="ozdoc:system" key="chapter.dpstatistics">DPStatistics</ref.extern>: Various statistics on the performance of the DS.

<ITEM><ref.extern to="ozdoc:system" key="chapter.remote">Remote</ref.extern>: Spawning remote processes.

<ITEM><ref.extern to="ozdoc:system" key="chapter.fault">Fault</ref.extern>: Handling failure in customized ways.

<ITEM><ref.extern to="ozdoc:system" key="chapter.connection">Connection</ref.extern>: Creating tickets and taking for bootstrapping connections.
</LIST>

<p>There is also a set of properties that affect the behavior of the
DS. These settings affect all distributed activities for the whole
site so they should be used with care. They are defined in
<ptr.extern to="ozdoc:system" key="chapter.property"> under dp and dpLog.



