I/O Serialization

I/O Serialization :

• Serialization refers to the conversion of structured objects into byte streams for transmission over the network or permanent storage on a disk.
• Deserialization refers to the conversion of byte streams back to structured objects.
• Serialization is mainly used in two areas of distributed data processing :
• Interprocess communication
• Permanent storage
• We require I/O Serialization because :
• To process records faster (Time-bound).
• When proper data formats need to maintain and transmit over data without schema support on another end.
• When in the future, data without structure or format needs to process, complex Errors may occur.
• Serialization offers data validation over transmission.
• To maintain the proper format of data serialization, the system must have the following four properties -
• Compact - helps in the best use of network bandwidth
• Fast - reduces the performance overhead
• Extensible - can match new requirements
• Inter-operable - not language-specific