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Distributed Operating Systems

Theory and Practice

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Subseries F: (NATO ASI F, volume 28)

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Table of contents (14 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
  2. Formal Aspects of Concurrent Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Derivation of Distributed Algorithms

      • J. P. Verjus
      Pages 67-109
  3. Design Issues for Distributed Operating Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111
    2. Design of Highly Decentralized Operating Systems

      • Fabrizio Baiardi, Marco Vanneschi
      Pages 113-145
    3. Communication Models for Distributed Computation

      • David K. Gifford
      Pages 147-174
    4. New Concepts for Distributed System Structuring

      • Jean-Pierre Banatre
      Pages 175-197
  4. Hardware Support for Distributed Computing Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 199-199
  5. Case Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 239-239
    2. The Apollo DOMAIN Distributed File System

      • Paul H. Levine
      Pages 241-260
    3. The CHORUS Distributed Operating System: Some Design Issues

      • Marc Rozier, José Legatheaux Martins
      Pages 261-287
    4. The Conic Support Environment for Distributed Systems

      • Jeff Magee, Jeff Kramer, Morris Sloman
      Pages 289-310
    5. Worm Programs

      • T. Kindberg, A. V. Sahiner, Y. Paker
      Pages 355-379
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 381-382

About this book

This text comprises the edited collection of papers presented at the NATO Advanced Study Institute which took place at Altmyunus,

Editors and Affiliations

  • Polytechnic of Central London, London, UK

    Yakup Paker

  • IRISA, Campus Universitaire de Beaulieu, Rennes Cedex, France

    Jean-Pierre Banatre

  • Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

    Müslim Bozyiğit

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Distributed Operating Systems

  • Book Subtitle: Theory and Practice

  • Editors: Yakup Paker, Jean-Pierre Banatre, Müslim Bozyiğit

  • Series Title: NATO ASI Subseries F:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46604-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-46606-9Published: 03 April 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-46604-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0258-1248

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 379

  • Topics: Operating Systems

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