With the development of network technology distributed computing has become more and more prevalent. Only that kind of distributed platforms which have the attributes of platform independence, dynamic, robustness, security and convenience are what users need. This article mainly discusses a distributed computing platform based on Java Technology--Jini, introduces its advantages compared to traditional distributed systems.Its basic principles and key concepts, system structures, programming patterns and protocols, the services it provides and service procedures are also proposed. In the end a introduction of its application on digital home net is given.