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Integrated Real-Time Resource Scheduling - Gopalan, Chiueh (2001)(Correct)
Real-time periodic applications, such as multimedia applications, that utilize multiple system resources, such as CPU, disks, and network link, require coordinated scheduling of these resources in ord... / used to effectively control and distribute the CPU and I O bandwidths among br algorithm used in traditional operating systems is either SCAN algorithm or
Network Servers for Multidisciplinary Problem Solving - Anupam Joshi (2001)(Correct)
The evolution of the Internet into the Global
Information Infrastructure (GII) is impacting
many institutions of life in general, and, the way
we view computing in particular. This future
computationa... / natural approach to parallel and distributed problem solving. The advent br as an objectoriented operating system kernel that allows the
Project Description - The General (2000)(Correct)
utomatically generates whatever coercions are necessary
for marshalling/unmarshalling between layers. Currently, the toolbox
contains mainly classes of primitive FOs such as RPC and multicast communic... / Syst emes d'Objets R'epartis Distributed Object-Support Systems INRIA br general theme of our work is operating system support for object-oriented
VSE: Formal Methods Meet Industrial Needs - Autexier, Hutter, Langenstein.. (2000)(Correct)
The Verification Support Environment (VSE) is a
tool to formally specify and verify complex systems. It provides
means to structure specifications and supports the development
process from the speci... / methods in order to deal with distributed and concurrent systems br of C code under the VxWorks operating system. The structure of the
Recent Developments in the CMU Midi Toolkit - Dannenberg (2000)(Correct)
Introduction to the CMU Midi Toolkit
The CMU Midi Toolkit is a software system that provides an easy-to-use interface to Midi, a
standard interface for music synthesizers (Loy, 1985). The intent of t... / and composition and it has been distributed to hundreds of users but br them with a standard operating system command such as cat in
Efficient Implementations of Software Architectures via Partial.. - Marlet, Thibault, Consel (1999)(Correct)
The notion of flexibility (that is, the ability to adapt to changing requirements or
execution contexts) is recognized as a key concern in structuring software, and many architectures
have been desi... / nature computations may be distributed over a network of heterogeneous br available platforms hardware operating systems etc.and features the
An Empirical Evaluation of OS Support for Real-time CORBA Object.. - David Levine (1999)(Correct)
There is increasing demand to extend Object Request Broker
(ORB) middleware to support distributed applications with
stringent real-time requirements. However, lack of proper OS
support can yield subs... / to the International Symposium on Distributed Objects and Applications br the suitability of real-time operating systems VxWorks and LynxOS and
The Case for Informed Transport Protocols - Savage, Cardwell, Anderson (1999)(Correct)
Wide-area distributed applications are frequently limited by the performance of Internet data transfer. We argue that the principle cause of this effect is the poor interaction between host-centric co... / U.S.A. Abstract Wide-area distributed applications are frequently br outside the view of the host operating system. Consequently the
Measuring OS Support for Real-time CORBA ORBs - David Levine (1999)(Correct)
This paper compares and evaluates the suitability of realtime
operating systems, VxWorks and LynxOS, and generalpurpose
operating systems with real-time extensions, Windows
NT, Solaris, and Linux, for... / extensions to CORBA to support distributed real-time applications br the suitability of realtime operating systems VxWorks and LynxOS and
On Implementing MPI-IO Portably and with High Performance - Thakur, Gropp, Lusk (1999)(Correct)
We discuss the issues involved in implementing MPI-IO portably on multiple machines and file
systems and also achieving high performance. One way to implement MPI-IO portably is to implement
it on top... / accesses a three-dimensional distributed array of size Theta br all machines with a Unix-like operating system. One way to implement MPI-IO
MultiView and Millipage - Fine-Grain Sharing in Page-Based DSMs - Itzkovitz, Schuster (1999)(Correct)
In this paper we develop a novel technique, called MultiView,
which enables implementation of page-based
fine-grain dsms. We show how the traditional techniques
for implementing page-based dsms can be... / for implementing software distributed shared memory systems dsms br and is smaller than the operating system's page size. The run-time
Failure Recovery Algorithms for Multimedia servers - Shenoy, Vin (1999)(Correct)
In this paper, we present two novel disk failure recovery methods that utilize the inherent characteristics of video
streams for efficient recovery. Whereas the first method exploits the inherent redu... / J. Shenoy and Harrick M. Vin Distributed Multimedia Computing Laboratory br to software failures and operating system crashes customers of
Detecting Global Predicates in Distributed Systems with Clocks - Stoller (1999)(Correct)
This paper proposes a framework for detecting global state predicates in systems of
processes with approximately-synchronized real-time clocks. Timestamps from these
clocks are used to define two orde... / Detecting Global Predicates in Distributed Systems with Clocks br uses sequence numbers operating-system protection mechanisms may
Supporting Customized Failure Models for Distributed Software - Hiltunen, Immanuel, Schlichting (1999)(Correct)
The cost of employing software fault-tolerance techniques in distributed systems is
strongly related to the type of failures to be tolerated. For example, in terms of the
amount of redundancy required... / Customized Failure Models for Distributed Software Matti A. br On The Osf ri Mk . Mach Operating System And Cords tmr A Variant
The Region Trap Library: Handling Traps on Application-Defined.. - Brecht, Sandhu (1999)(Correct)
User-level virtual memory (VM) primitives are used in many different application domains including distributed shared memory, persistent objects, garbage collection, and checkpointing. Unfortunately, ... / application domains including distributed shared memory persistent br pages defined by the operating system and architecture. In many
Performance Evaluation of Parallel Systems - Cremonesi, Rosti, Serazzi, Smirni (1999)(Correct)
In this paper performance evaluation methodologies that have been applied in the
analysis of parallel systems are reviewed together with the specific performance metrics.
We concentrate on a few selec... / investigated ranging from purely distributed memory to various levels of br network input output and operating system. We demonstrate the utility
Defending Against Denial of Service Attacks in Scout - Spatscheck, Peterson (1999)(Correct)
We describe a two-dimensional architecture for defending against denial of service attacks. In one dimension, the architecture accounts for all resources consumed by each I/O path in the system; this ... / something as commonplace as a distributed file system cached file br the path object in the Scout operating system. In the second dimension the
Practical Application of Model Checking in Software Verification - Havelund, Skakkebaek (1999)(Correct)
This paper presents our experiences in applying the Java
PathFinder (Jpf), a recently developed Java to Spin translator, in the
finding of synchronization bugs in a Chinese Chess game server applica... / will be ubiquitous and distributed networked servers will br also requires the underlying operating system scheduler to schedule the
A Real-Time Push-Pull Communications Model for Distributed Real-Time.. - Juvva (1999)(Correct)
Real-time and multimedia applications like multi-party collaboration, internet telephony and distributed command control systems require the exchange of information over distributed and heterogeneous ... / Communications Model for Distributed Real-Time and Multimedia br enormously from middleware operating system and networking services that
An Adaptable Network COntrol and Reporting System (ANCORS) - Livio Ricciulli (1999)(Correct)
We present ANCORS, an adaptable network control and reporting system that merges technology
from network management and distributed simulation to provide a unified paradigm for assessing, controlling,... / from network management and distributed simulation to provide a unified br resources from the node operating system. A particularly interesting
Processes in Electronic Commerce - Alonso, Hagen, Lazcano (1999)(Correct)
Trading communities, virtual business processes and virtual
enterprises are key elements in today's Electronic Commerce.
In this paper, we argue that supporting these notions
is similar to supporting ... / development of coarse grained distributed programs and that these br addition to the conventional operating system interpretation the concept
Checking the Correctness of Architectural Transformation Steps via.. - Riemenschneider (1999)(Correct)
Architectural definition often begins with a very highlevel
architectural description, e.g., specification of
dataflow among a few abstract components. This highlevel
description is then refined in or... / on architectures for secure distributed transaction processsing. Other br language level and operating system level constructs. So the
An Experimental Digital Library Platform - A Demonstrator Prototype.. - Hulth, Jonsson (1999)(Correct)
Within the framework of the Digital Library project at SICS, this thesis describes the implementation of a
demonstrator prototype of a digital library (DigLib); an experimental platform integrating... / documents do and can easily be distributed through networks. The concept br view regardless of computer operating system and software. Installing
Zero-Copy Data Movement Mechanisms for UVM - Cranor, Parulkar (1999)(Correct)
We introduce UVM, a new virtual memory system specifically
designed to provide the I/O and IPC systems with
a range of flexible data movement mechanisms. Implemented
in the NetBSD operating system, UV... / such as multimedia imaging and distributed computing expect the highest br Implemented in the NetBSD operating system UVM completely replaces the
A Multi-Level WDM Access Protocol for an Optically Interconnected.. - Sivalingam, Dowd (1999)(Correct)
Scalable, hierarchical, all-optical WDM networks for processor
interconnection in multiprocessor systems have been recently considered.
The principal objective of this paper is to introduce an access ... / type of network which supports a distributed shared memory DSM br appears to the user and operating system as a shared memory
WISE: Business to Business E-Commerce - Alonso, Fiedler, Hagen, Lazcano.. (1999)(Correct)
The Internet and the proliferation of inexpensive computing
power in the form of clusters of workstations or PCs
provide the basic hardware infrastructure for business to
business electronic commerce ... / engine acting as the underlying distributed operating system controlling br as the underlying distributed operating system controlling the execution of
Transplanting in Gardens: Efficient Heterogeneous Task Migration for.. - Roe, Szyperski (1999)(Correct)
Task migration across heterogeneous platforms is one of the
great challenges of distributed computing. While several approaches are
known, very few actual implementations are available. The problem ... / one of the great challenges of distributed computing. While several br state heap stack and operating system state all of which may
The PURE Family of Object-Oriented Operating Systems for Deeply.. - Beuche, Guerrouat, al. (1999)(Correct)
Deeply embedded systems are forced to operate under
extreme resource constraints in terms of memory, CPU,
time, and power consumption. Typical examples are automotive
systems. Today's limousines can b... / on Object-Oriented Real-Time Distributed Computing ISORC' May br PURE Family of Object-Oriented Operating Systems for Deeply Embedded Systems
A Configurable Multimedia Middleware Platform - Coulson (1999)(Correct)
Experience has indicated that it is both beneficial and feasible to support soft real-time/
multimedia applications in distributed middleware architectures such as the Object
Management Group's CORBA.... / Platform Geoff Coulson Distributed Multimedia Research Group br in a standard workstation operating system environment. Comparative
The Open Agent Architecture: A Framework for Building Distributed.. - Martin, Cheyer, Moran (1999)(Correct)
The Open Agent Architecture (OAA), developed and used for several years at SRI International, makes it possible for software services to be provided through the cooperative efforts of distributed coll... / A Framework for Building Distributed Software Systems David L. br its programming language its operating system or any other system aspects
Declarative Internet Programming Constraint-based Optimization of.. - Hickey (1999)(Correct)
no abstract-- unknown Declarative Internet Programming
Constraint-based Optimization of Scheme Applets
Timothy J. Hickey
,
February 16, 1999
1 Proposed research
This proposal addresses both theor... / class libraries which are distributed freely with each JDK and are a br viewed by many as part of the operating system e.g. the Java AWT and
OpenMP for Networks of SMPs - Hu, Lu, Cox, Zwaenepoel (1999)(Correct)
In this paper, we present the first system that implements OpenMP on a network of shared-memory multiprocessors. This system enables the programmer to rely on a single, standard, shared-memory API for... / of the TreadMarks software distributed memory system SDSM In br the same multiprocessor the operating system maintains the coherence of
Application Steering For Large Clusters Of Workstations In High.. - Gutleber (1999)(Correct)
This paper presents an approach for managing applications
in a computing cluster. The problem is that
several requirements such as flexibility, scalability
and inclusion of diverse software have to be... / Switzerland Keywords distributed systems CORBA Cobject br applications at once. Operating system extensions are not a
Multisensor Data Fusion for Next Generation Distributed Intrusion.. - Bass (1999)(Correct)
Next generation cyberspace intrusion detection systems will fuse data from heterogeneous distributed network sensors to create cyberspace situational awareness. This paper provides a few first steps t... / Data Fusion for Next Generation Distributed Intrusion Detection Systems br systems historically examine operating system audit trails and Internet
Secure Interoperation of Secure Distributed Databases - An.. - Gilham, Riemenschneider, Stavridou (1999)(Correct)
This paper describes the process of implementing an architecture
for secure distributed transaction processing, the process of verifying
that it has the desired security properties, and the implemen... / Secure Interoperation of Secure Distributed Databases An Architecture br by a programming language or operating system. At a very abstract level
On The Use Of Natural Language Concepts For The Conceptual Modeling.. - Lewerenz (1999)(Correct)
Today, access to information is simply vital. It becomes more and more necessary
to provide access to information at any time, from anywhere, to anybody.
Different interaction media and different user... / Graduate School in Distributed Information Systems DFG grant br the underlying database and operating system. It exploits the
Reflective Authorization Systems: Possibilities, Benefits, and.. - Ancona, Cazzola, Fernandez (1999)(Correct)
We analyze how to use the reective approach to integrate
an authorization system into a distributed object-oriented framework.
The expected bene ts from the reective approach are: more stability
of ... / an authorization system into a distributed object-oriented framework. The br enforced by the DBMS andjor operating system. Object-oriented systems de
Flexible Collective Operations for Distributed Object Groups - Nolte (1999)(Correct)
Collective operations on multiple distributed objects are a
powerful means to coordinate parallel computations. In this paper we
present an inheritance based approach to implement parallel collectiv... / Collective Operations for Distributed Object Groups Jorg Nolte br system of the Peace operating system family mainly targeting
fcc Fork95 Compiler Reference Manual - Christoph W. Keßler (1999)(Correct)
This report describes installation, use, and implementation principles of fcc.
1 Installing fcc unknown
Fork95 Compiler Reference Manual
Christoph W. Keßler
Fachbereich 4 -- Informatik
Universitat ... / the SB-PRAM system tools which is distributed at the Fork web page. Recent br the existence of the SB-PRAM operating system PRAMOS which is neither
A Desktop Design for Synchronous Collaboration - Dorohonceanu, Marsic (1999)(Correct)
This paper presents a novel graphics user interface for
desktop management of a synchronous groupware
client. The interface is part of the Rutgers University
DISCIPLE framework that enables sharing o... / main objective of DISCIPLE DIstributed System for Collaborative br between the user and the operating system-the entire user interaction
ONTOFILE: Exterior and Interior Ontologies of File/HTTP URLs - Harold Boley (1999)(Correct)
The conceptual-modeling language ONTOFILE is introduced to cope with the ontological
complexity of (distributed) le systems. On the basis of the functional-logic
language Relfun and the metadata-elem... / the ontological complexity of distributed le systems. On the basis of br facilities of wide-spread operating systems such as UNIX and WINDOWS
High Efficient Parallel Computation of Resonant Frequencies of.. - Weisong Shi (1999)(Correct)
A new approach of parallel implementation of FDTD method on a novel software DSM (Distributed
Shared Memory) system is proposed and implemented in this paper. Computation of the resonant
frequency o... / method on a novel software DSM Distributed Shared Memory system is br running Linux or Windows NT operating system. This software system is
An Advanced Communication Toolkit for Implementing the Broker Pattern - Cristian Francu (1999)(Correct)
The Broker pattern is a powerful solution when building
middleware communication systems. Existing
toolkits, such as BAST, GTS, and ACE, although
useful, are insufficient to implement the Broker patte... / framework design patterns distributed system broker pattern br datagrams Endpoint OperatingSystem NetworkTransport
SCI-PVM: Parallel Distributed Computing on SCI Workstation Clusters - Zoraja, al. (1999)(Correct)
Workstation and PC clusters interconnected by SCI (Scalable Coherent Interface)
are very promising technologies for high performance cluster computing.
Using commercial SBus to SCI interface cards and... / SCI-PVM Parallel Distributed Computing on SCI Workstation br mechanisms only. Since no operating system or network protocol software
Challenges for Distributed Event Services: Scalability vs.. - Carzaniga, Rosenblum, Wolf (1999)(Correct)
this paper we also sketched some design
solutions that we adopted for SIENA. In particular, we have formulated an event service that combines an
expressive API with a generic distributed architecture.... / Challenges for Distributed Event Services Scalability br anything from a library to an operating system service to a separate
Performance Analysis of Dynamic Web Page Generation Technologies - Kothari, Claypool (1999)(Correct)
The Web has experienced phenomenal growth over the past few years, placing heavy load on
Web servers. Today's Web servers also process an increasing number of requests for dynamic pages,
making server... / and present content to users distributed across Internet thus helping br concurrency alternatives and operating system selection. Related Work
A Web caching bibliography - Pierre (1999)(Correct)
J. A scalable middleware
solution for advanced wide-area Web services. In Proceedings of the 1998
Middleware conference (Sept. 1998). http://www.cs.vu.nl/pub/papers/globe/
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Wait-Free Synchronization in Multiprogrammed Systems: Integrating.. - Anderson, Moir (1999)(Correct)
James H. Anderson
Department of Computer Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mark Moir
y
Department of Computer Science
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract
We consider wait-free ... / th International Symposium on Distributed Computing pp. - . br of commercially-available operating systems schedule processes in this
Supporting Automatic Configuration of Component-Based Distributed.. - Kon, Campbell (1999)(Correct)
Recent developments in Component technology enable the construction of complex software systems by assembling together off-the-shelf components. However, it is still difficult to develop efficient, re... / Con guration of Component-Based Distributed Systems Fabio Kon y br model in a new distributed operating system. Introduction Research
MultiView and Millipage Fine-Grain Sharing in Page-Based DSMs - Ayal Itzkovitz (1999)(Correct)
In this paper we develop a novel technique, called MultiView,
which enables implementation of page-based
#ne-grain dsms. We show how the traditional techniques
for implementing page-based dsms can be ... / for implementing software distributed shared memory systems dsms br in the Third Symposium on Operating Systems Design and Implementation
Quartz: Supporting QoS-Constrained Services in Heterogeneous.. - Frank Siqueira (1999)(Correct)
This paper describes an architecture that addresses
common problems found in systems supporting QoS
specification and enforcement, such as lack of flexibility
and expressiveness in the specification o... / Siqueira and Vinny Cahill Distributed Systems Group Department of br above. Modern networks and operating systems provide predictable
New Dimensions in Distributed Journalism Through Dragon Slayer III - Wedde, Lischka (1999)(Correct)
In a journalistic scenario new dimensions of cooperative feature writing are described. In order to compose a highly up-to-date article on economic events with global causes and consequences under the... / New Dimensions in Distributed Journalism Through Dragon br by innovative distributed operating system services in particular
On Testing Distributed Systems with Broker Architecture - Ghosh (1999)(Correct)
This paper summarizes the research issues involved in
testing broker-based distributed systems and outlines our
research goals and methodology. It describes a prototype
testing and monitoring tool tha... / On Testing Distributed Systems with Broker br levels -hardware memory operating system between layers in the
Seamless Visual Object-Oriented Behavior Modeling for Distributed.. - Giese, Graf, Wirtz (1999)(Correct)
To ease the development of distributed systems, the visual notions for the structural
aspects of object-oriented analysis and design should be combined with techniques handling
concurrency and distrib... / Behavior Modeling for Distributed Software Systems Holger br which used to work well in operating systems for decades because
The Linux Kernel - Rusling (1999)(Correct)
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3.1.1 Demand Paging . . . . . . ... / now using. This book is freely distributable you may copy and br any other freely available operating system. To many Linux is an enigma.
Design of the 2k Naming Service - Hydari (1999)(Correct)
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The Architecture of an Integrated Local Network. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in
Commu... / for Locating Files in a Distributed System. In Proceeding of the br of the Cronus Distributed Operating System. In Proceedings of the th
PVS Bibliography - Rushby (1998)(Correct)
this report, including the BibT
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at http://www.csl.sri.com/pvs-bib.html. PVS users are encouraged to use the
BibT
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Virtual Memory on Data Diffusion Architectures - Buenabad-Chávez (1998)(Correct)
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COYOTE: A System for Constructing Fine-Grain Configurable.. - Bhatti, Hiltunen, Schlichting, Chiu (1998)(Correct)
Communication-oriented abstractions such as atomic multicast, group RPC, and protocols for location-independent
mobile computing can simplify the development of complex applications built on distribut... / of complex applications built on distributed systems. This paper describes br Reusable software D. . Operating Systems Communication Management
Obtaining Responsiveness in Resource-Variable Environments - Forman (1998)(Correct)
Obtaining Responsiveness in
Resource-Variable Environments
by George H. Forman
Chairperson of Supervisory Committee: Professor John Zahorjan
Computer Science and Engineering
This research addresses th... / sharing of resources such as distributed file systems . wireless br . Language and Operating System .
Dynamic Mapping of Activation Trees - Dinda (1998)(Correct)
An interactive application responds to aperiodic user input with computation that can be expressed
as activation trees. By bounding the execution time of these trees, we can improve the responsiveness... / incorporate my algorithm into a distributed object system to show that it br less predictable due to operating system jobs daemons other users'
Java Operating Systems: Design and Implementation - Back, Tullmann, Stoller, Hsieh.. (1998)(Correct)
Language-based extensible systems such as Java use
type safety to provide memory safety in a single address
space. Memory safety alone, however, is not sufficient to
protect different applications fro... / in the middle. Research in distributed systems and networking ease br Java Operating Systems Design and Implementation
SPOTT: A Predictable and Scalable Architecture for Autonomous Mobile.. - Zelek, Levine (1998)(Correct)
A robot control architecture called SPOTT
1
is
proposed and implemented as a soft real-time system of concurrently
executing and co-operating modules. What distinguishes
SPOTT from other architectur... / architecture soft real-time distributed processing I. Introduction br TCA is a high-level operating system supporting distributed
Computing in the RAIN: A Reliable Array of Independent Nodes - Vasken Bohossian (1998)(Correct)
The RAIN project is a research collaboration between Caltech and NASA-JPL on distributed
computing and data storage systems for future spaceborne missions. The goal of the project is to
identify and d... / between Caltech and NASA-JPL on distributed computing and data storage br run in conjunction with operating system services and standard
Real-Time Dependable Channels: Customizing QoS Attributes for.. - Hiltunen (1998)(Correct)
Communication services that provide enhanced Quality of Service (QoS) guarantees related to dependability and real time are important for many applications in distributed systems. This paper presents ... / Customizing QoS Attributes for Distributed Systems Matti A. br MK . Mach real-time operating system and CORDS a system for
Fault Manager for Distributed Operating Environments Design.. - Sens (1998)(Correct)
This paper presents the design, implementation, and performance evaluation of a
software fault manager for distributed applications. Dubbed STAR, it uses the natural
redundancy existing in networks of... / The STAR Fault Manager for Distributed Operating Environments br portable to UNIXTM-like operating systems. The current implementation
A Secure Active Network Environment Architecture - Alexander (1998)(Correct)
Active Networks are a network infrastructure which is programmable on a per-user or even per-packet basis. Increasing the flexibility of such network infrastructures invites new security risks. Coping... / on the car radio. In this way distributed intelligence low-latency br systems using a secure operating system environment as a basis
Performance of Autonomy-based Systems: Tuning Emergent Cooperation - Thierry Dagaeff (1998)(Correct)
This paper presents our work, which relates to the general problem of adaptability for artificial entities. More
particularly, our work tackles the problem of performance control in systems made up of... / speed-up multi-agent systems distributed artificial intelligence br at both application and operating system levels. The general trend of
Performance Implications of Securing Active Networks - Alexander, Arbaugh, Keromytis, Smith (1998)(Correct)
Security is an obvious risk to active networking, as increased flexibility
creates numerous opportunities for mischief. The point at
which this flexibility is exposed, e.g., through the loading of cod... / For example the portability and distributed programming support of the Java br system components such as the operating system shared libraries etc. The
Behaviour Specification of Parallel Active Objects - Holvoet, Kielmann (1998)(Correct)
The development of parallel programs is primarily concerned with application speed.
This has led to the development of parallel applications in which software engineering
aspects play only subordinate... / client-server applications in distributed computing environments br which map directly to operating system equivalents. In general the
Lightweight Transactions on Networks of Workstations - Athanasios Papathanasiou (1998)(Correct)
Although transactions have been a valuable abstraction of atomicity, persistency, and
recoverability, they have not been widely used in programming environments today, mostly
because of their high ove... / Even Distributed Shared Memory systems can br on top of the Windows NT operating system. Our experimental results
Efficient Remote Method Invocation - Veldema, van Nieuwpoort, Maassen.. (1998)(Correct)
In current Java implementations, Remote Method Invocation is slow. On a
Pentium Pro/Myrinet cluster, for example, a null RMI takes 1228 µs using Sun's
JDK 1.1.4. This paper describes Manta, a Java sys... / RMI originally designed for distributed programming a viable mechanism br avoid expensive traps to the operating system. With these optimizations
The SwitchWare Active Network Implementation - Alexander, Hicks, Kakkar, Keromytis, .. (1998)(Correct)
Introduction
This is an overview of work on the SwitchWare active
network project, which began two years ago based
on ideas about how to improve the flexibility of networks
by making the network prog... / of its success in several other distributed computing and networking br system running on top of an operating system such as Linux. Using this
An Evaluation of Linear Models for Host Load Prediction - Peter Dinda (1998)(Correct)
This paper evaluates linear models for predicting the Digital Unix five-second load average from 1
to 30 seconds into the future. A detailed statistical study of a large number of load traces leads to... / is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for Governmental br its vendor-supplied operating system scheduling tasks initiated
Flexible Operating System Support for SCI Clusters - Koch, de Pina (1998)(Correct)
The bottleneck for many parallel and distributed applications
on networks of workstations is the high cost of communication on
traditional network interfaces. Memory-mapped network interfaces provid... / bottleneck for many parallel and distributed applications on networks of br Flexible Operating System Support for SCI Clusters
RENEW: A Tool for Fast and Efficient Implementation of Checkpoint.. - Nuno Neves (1998)(Correct)
This paper describes the design, implementation, and
evaluation of a run-time system for clusters of workstations
that allows the rapid testing of checkpoint protocols
with standard benchmarks. To ach... / protocols have been proposed for distributed systems Most of these br Message Passing Module Operating System Server Ckp. Computing
User Customization of Virtual Network Interfaces with U-Net/SLE - Oppenheimer, Welsh (1998)(Correct)
We describe U-Net/SLE (Safe Language Extensions), a user-level network interface architecture which enables
per-application customization of communication semantics through downloading of user extensi... / in high-speed interconnects for distributed and parallel computing br these systems bypass the operating system kernel to achieve high
Distribution in a Demand Driven Style - Ian Holyer (1998)(Correct)
In this paper we present a model of distribution as a natural consequence of deterministic
concurrency; a purely declarative form of concurrency that preserves referential transparency.
This extends t... / Distribution in a Demand Driven Style
The Network RamDisk : Using Remote Memory on Heterogeneous NOWs - Michail Flouris (1998)(Correct)
Efficient data storage, a major concern in the modern computer industry, is mostly provided
today by the the traditional magnetic disk. Unfortunately the cost of a disk transfer measured in
processor ... / RamDisk NRD is a scalable distributed low-latency storage system. It br the Linux and the Digital Unix operating systems as a block device driver
Transparent Communication Management in Wireless Networks - Kidston (1998)(Correct)
Wireless networks are characterized by the generally low quality of service (QoS) that they
provide. In the face of user mobility between heterogeneous networks, it is understandable that
distributed ... / it is understandable that distributed applications designed for the br . . . Operating-System Integration .
The Effectiveness of SRAM Network Caches in Clustered DSMs - Moga, Dubois (1998)(Correct)
The frequency of accesses to remote data is a key factor affecting the performance of all Distributed Shared Memory (DSM) systems. Remote data caching is one of the most effective and general techniqu... / affecting the performance of all Distributed Shared Memory DSM systems. br and MIP- . to the operating system such as page placement
Approaches to Parallel Quantifier Elimination - Dolzmann, Gloor, Sturm (1998)(Correct)
Special-purpose quantifier elimination procedures for problems of low degree using virtual substitution of test terms have recently turned out to be applicable to a variety of non-trivial non-academic... / is to study parallelization and distribution of the virtual substitution br is middle-ware between the operating system below and the application
Using Multicast and Multithreading to Reduce Communication in.. - Evan Speight (1998)(Correct)
This paper examines the performance benefits of employing multicast communication and
application-level multithreading in the Brazos software distributed shared memory (DSM)
system, a transparently mu... / in the Brazos software distributed shared memory DSM system a br memory and the underlying operating system primitives used to implement
Consh: Confined Execution Environment for Internet Computations - Albert Alexandrov (1998)(Correct)
The recent rapid growth of the Internet made a vast pool of resources available globally and enabled new kinds
of applications raising the need for transparent remote access and for protected computin... / these applications to be widely distributed and used it is necessary to br user-level extension of the operating system which works by interposing
Automated Recovery in a Secure Bootstrap Process - Arbaugh, Keromytis, Farber, Smith (1998)(Correct)
Integrity is rarely a valid presupposition in many systems
architectures, yet it is necessary to make any security
guarantees. To address this problem, we have designed a
secure bootstrap process, AEG... / University of Pennsylvania Distributed Systems Laboratory br such a secure bootstrap the operating system kernel cannot be trusted
On Using Network RAM as a non-volatile Buffer - Pnevmatikatos, Markatos, Maglis.. (1998)(Correct)
File systems and databases usually make several synchronous disk write accesses in order
to make sure that the disk always has a consistent view of their data, so that it can be
recovered in the case ... / to large scale geographically distributed databases. Recent architecture br power failures. In the Sprite Operating System for example dirty data
Nested Java Processes: OS Structure for Mobile Code - Tullmann, Lepreau (1998)(Correct)
The majority of work on protection in single-language
mobile code environments focuses on information security
issues and depends on the language environment for
solutions to the problems of resource ... / a reasonably well functioning distributed system places on the local OS br problems faced by multi-user operating systems. We believe that real
Global Management of Coherent Shared Memory on an SCI Cluster - Povl Koch (1998)(Correct)
The I/O-based implementations of the SCI
standard allow cost-efficient use of shared memory on a wide
range of cluster architectures. These implementations have
typically been used for message-passing... / memory. Keywords-Coherent distributed shared memory global memory br a tight integration with the operating system's virtual memory mechanisms.
A Metaobject Architecture for Fault Tolerant Distributed Systems: The .. - Fabre, Pérennou (1998)(Correct)
The FRIENDS system developed at LAAS-CNRS is a metalevel
architecture providing libraries of metaobjects for fault tolerance, secure
communications and group-based distributed applications. The use ... / Architecture for Fault Tolerant Distributed Systems The FRIENDS Approach br they are integrated into the operating system mechanisms are not easy to
The CRISIS Wide Area Security Architecture - Belani, Vahdat, Anderson, Dahlin (1998)(Correct)
This paper presents the design and implementation of
a new authentication and access control system, called
CRISIS. A goal of CRISIS is to explore the systematic
application of a number of design prin... / is to enable a new class of distributed applications that benefit from br WebOS a system that extends operating system abstractions such as
User Service Assistant: An End-to-End Reactive QoS Architecture - Landfeldt, Seneviratne, Diot (1998)(Correct)
The rapid deployment of interactive and multimedia
applications, and the increased mobility of computers leads to
the need of new technical solutions in computing systems.
Today, the Internet comprise... / increasingly being used to run distributed multimedia applications. These br be based on general-purpose operating systems and interconnected using a
Understanding the Branch Performance of Object Oriented Workloads - Radhakrishnan Tang (1998)(Correct)
Object oriented programming (OOP) methodology has gained widespread acceptance despite concerns
on slow execution. Object oriented languages typically use indirect function calls to implement
polymorp... / IDL parser generating Cstubs distributed as part of the Fresco library. br is similar. richards An operating system simulation benchmark. The
On the Role of Inter-Component Dependence in Supporting Automatic.. - Kon, Campbell (1998)(Correct)
Recent developments in Component technology enable the construction of complex software
systems by assembling together o -the-shelf components. However, it is still diĘcult to develop
eĘcient, reliabl... / for reifying dependencies in distributed component systems. We describe br model in a new distributed operating system. Introduction The
Virtual Network Transport Protocols for Myrinet - Chun (1998)(Correct)
This paper describes a protocol for a general-purpose cluster communication system that supports multiprogramming with virtual networks, direct and protected network access, reliable message delivery ... / clientserver parallel and distributed applications in a br access and bypassing the operating system for all common case
A Performance-oriented Operating System Approach to Fast.. - Chiola And (1998)(Correct)
The use of workstations connected by a fast Local Area Network (LAN) to form a so called Network
of Workstations (NOW) is a very appealing idea to implement a low-cost parallel processing platform.
In... / computational model behind the distributed application. Two main br A Performance-oriented Operating System Approach to Fast
Capability-Based Primitives for Access Control in Object-Oriented.. - Hale, Threet, Shenoi (1998)(Correct)
Access control is the cornerstone of information security and integrity, but the semantic diversity of object models makes it difficult to provide a common foundation for access control in objectorien... / Keywords Access control distributed object systems capabilities br level of the Meta-Object Operating System Environment providing a
Dynamic Coscheduling on Workstation Clusters - Patrick Sobalvarro (1998)(Correct)
Coscheduling has been shown to be a critical factor in achieving efficient
parallel execution in timeshared environments [11, 18, 4]. However, the most
common approach, gang scheduling, has limitation... / have been explored. On distributed memory systems the need for br clusters in which stock operating systems kernels must be run. With
Deferred Data-Flow Analysis - Shamik Sharma (1998)(Correct)
Loss of precision due to the conservative nature of compile-time dataflow analysis impacts a wide
variety of optimizations. In this paper, we propose a general framework which combines compile-time
an... / in conservative analysis of distributed shared memory code. The code br interactions with the operating-system interactions with other
On Using Network Memory to Improve the Performance of.. - Ioannidis, Markatos, Sevaslidou (1998)(Correct)
Transactions have been valued for their
atomicity and recoverability properties that are useful
to several systems, ranging from CAD environment
to large-scale databases. Unfortunately, the
performanc... / pagers even Distributed Shared Memory systems br of software malfunctions operating system crashes etc. Data that must
Transaction-Based Coordination of Software Agents - Evaggelia Pitoura (1998)(Correct)
Cooperative software agents provide a novel framework for
building distributed applications. Central to the model is the support for
sophisticated coordination and close cooperation among different ... / a novel framework for building distributed applications. Central to the br agent may be executed as an operating system process an operating system
Coordinating Multiagent Applications on the WWW: A Reference.. - Ciancarini, Tolksdorf, Vitali.. (1998)(Correct)
The original Web did not support multiuser, interactive applications. This shortcoming is being studied, and several
approaches have been proposed to use the Web as a platform for programming Internet... / agents as well. Index Terms-Distributed programming systems Java br domain for all hardware and operating system platforms in use. .
Achieving Middleware Customization in a Configuration-Based.. - Issarny, Bidan, Saridakis (1998)(Correct)
Middleware configurations provide a means to make accessible
a wide range of applications on a (possibly large)
distributed heterogeneous platform. However, as new application
areas appear, middleware... / on a possibly large distributed heterogeneous platform. br in a layer above the operating system and network software and
System Support for Transparency and Network-aware Adaptation in.. - Baggio (1998)(Correct)
Today's applications for mobile computers are inadapted:
mobile users must foresee disconnections
and plan manually what they will need during these
disconnections. To avoid this, our project aims at
... / with network-aware flexibility by distributing the responsibilities between br should be supplied at the operating system level so that any
Dodo: A User-level System for Exploiting Idle Memory in Workstation.. - Samir Koussih (1998)(Correct)
In this paper, we present the design and implementation of Dodo, an efficient user-level system for
harvesting idle memory in off-the-shelf clusters of workstations. Dodo enables data-intensive applic... / on top of U-Net. The complete distribution is about lines of br no modifications to the operating system and or processor firmware and
How to Migrate Agents - Hohlfeld, Yee (1998)(Correct)
Using our migration extension technique, it is possible to create an agent system in which the programmer is not restricted from using any part of the normally available functionality in their program... / In contrast agent systems are distributed yet localized the agents br provided by the LOCUS operating system. . thread-state migration.
An Architecture and Object Model for Distributed Object-Oriented.. - Stankovic, Son (1998)(Correct)
The confluence of computers, communications, and
databases is quickly creating a global virtual database
where many applications require real-time access to
both temporally accurate and multimedia dat... / Architecture and Object Model for Distributed Object-Oriented Real-Time br level i.e.in both the operating system and network layers. Included
The Rthreads Distributed Shared Memory System - Dreier, Zahn, Ungerer (1998)(Correct)
Rthreads (Remote threads) is a software distributed shared memory system that supports sharing of global variables on clusters of computers with physically distributed memory. Rthreads uses explicit f... / The Rthreads Distributed Shared Memory System Bernd br computers. In contrast the operating systems of single or multiprocessor
Using Meta-Interfaces to Support Secure Dynamic System Reconfiguration - Michael Horie (1998)(Correct)
Today's operating system designers face a daunting
challenge: they must design systems that can support a
great diversity of applications in a secure, efficient, reliable,
and effective fashion. The c... / Conference on Configurable Distributed Systems. Copyright IEEE. br Lab. Abstract Today's operating system designers face a daunting
FREE JAZZ: A User-Level Real-Time Threads Package Designed for.. - Kramp (1998)(Correct)
Up to now designers of multi-threaded run-time systems traditionally disdain readily available user-level threads packages due to their inherent lack of flexibility, resultant from prevalently adherin... / by Peter Buhler here at the Distributed Systems Group scheduling has br The Rt Threads Package Is Operating System Independent The User-Level
Kernel-Level Scheduling for the Nano--Threads Programming Model - Eleftherios Polychronopoulos (1998)(Correct)
Multiprocessor systems are increasingly becoming the systems
of choice for low and high-end servers, running such
diverse tasks as number crunching, large-scale simulations,
data base engines and worl... / multiprocessors and scalable distributed shared memory systems are br policy of the IRIX . operating system on a Silicon Graphics
Optimizing Parallel Applications for Wide-Area Clusters - Bal, Plaat, Bakker, Dozy, Hofman (1998)(Correct)
Recent developments in networking technology cause a
growing interest in connecting local-area clusters of workstations
over wide-area links, creating multilevel clusters, or
meta computers. Often, la... / this idea to geographically distributed computers. By interconnecting br GFLOPS peak performance. The operating system used on DAS is BSD OS from
Towards a Requirements-based Information Model for Configuration.. - Aschemann, Kehr (1998)(Correct)
Several architectures are defined for distributed systems
management, most of which stem from the network management
domain. They all share the idea of multiple models,
at least comprising an informat... / architectures are defined for distributed systems management most of br combination of processor and operating system such as sparc-sunos vs.
The Cogency Monitor: An External Interface Architecture For a.. - Stankovic, Son, Nguyen (1998)(Correct)
We are developing a distributed database, called
BeeHive, which could offer features along different
types of requirements: real-time, fault-tolerance,
security, and quality-of service for audio and v... / Interface Architecture For a Distributed Object-Oriented Real-Time br level i.e.in both the operating system and network layers. Included
A Real-Time Library for the Design of Hybrid Robot Control.. - Beccari, Caselli, Reggiani.. (1998)(Correct)
The paper describes a real-time library providing facilities
useful in the design of robot control architectures.
The library supports structured creation of reactive and
deliberative modules, dynamic... / of High Performance Systems for Distributed Applications by C.N.R. br in part in a generic realtime operating system or could be obtained from
An Architecture for Dynamically Extensible Operating Systems - Clarke, Coulson (1998)(Correct)
Operating system design has traditionally followed a
philosophy in which the system is structured as a fixed set
of abstractions and mechanisms. This approach, however,
is now showing its limitations ... / Michael Clarke and Geoff Coulson Distributed Multimedia Research Group br for Dynamically Extensible Operating Systems Michael Clarke and Geoff
Shared Memory Implementation of A Parallel Switch-Level Circuit.. - Chen, Bagrodia (1998)(Correct)
Circuit simulation is a critical bottleneck in VLSI
design. This paper describes the implementation of
an existing parallel switch-level simulator called MIRSIM
on a shared-memory multiprocessor archi... / methods. It also can be run on a distributed or shared memory br the architectural and operating system characteristics including
Operating System Support for Easy Development of Distributed File.. - Kenichi Kourai (1998)(Correct)
A number of new distributed file systems have been developed, but the development of such file systems
is not a simple task because it requires the operating system kernel to be modified. We have ther... / Support for Easy Development of Distributed File Systems Kenichi Kourai br Technical Report - Operating System Support For Easy Development
Using Design/CPN for the Schedulability Analysis of Actor Systems.. - Nigro, Pupo (1998)(Correct)
This work is concerned with the use of Design/CPN for the modelling and analysis of actorbased
distributed real-time systems. Coloured Petri Nets are used to obtain a formal and operational
model of... / and analysis of actorbased distributed real-time systems. Coloured br policies and mechanisms of an operating system. . Basic Components
Automated Symbolic Timing Analysis for Distributed Systems - Stoller, Unnikrishnan (1998)(Correct)
A timing property of a distributed system is an assertion about the time intervals between
events in executions of that system. There are three traditional approaches to determining
timing properties ... / Symbolic Timing Analysis for Distributed Systems Scott D. Stoller br to a particular compiler operating system CPU network etc.
Migration and Rollback Transparency for Arbitrary Distributed.. - Petri, Bolz, Langendörfer (1998)(Correct)
Programmers and users of compute intensive scientific applications often do not want
to (or even cannot) code load balancing and fault tolerance into their programs.
The P / BEAM system [PL95, PSLS96]... / Transparency for Arbitrary Distributed Applications in Workstation br Institute for Operating Systems and Computer Networks
Security in TINA - Staamann, Buttyán, Wilhelm (1998)(Correct)
TINA specifies an open architecture for telecommunication services in the
broadband, multimedia, and information era. Its characteristics most relevant
for security are a variety of services, a multit... / services implemented as distributed applications in the emerging br - Lausanne EPFL Operating Systems Laboratory LSE
Two-Stage Programming - Lederer, Dumitrescu (1998)(Correct)
Introduction
Imperative programming is commonly used in scientific computing. It offers
the advantage of performance but has also considerable drawbacks. The most
important one is the explicit store ... / sp mainly addresses parallel distributed scientific applications. It br the underlying hardware the operating system etc.behave correctly A
Cooperative Caching of Dynamic Content on a Distributed Web Server - Vegard Holmedahl (1998)(Correct)
In this technical report we propose a new method for improving the average response time
of Web servers by cooperatively caching the results of requests for dynamic content. The work
is motivated by o... / Caching of Dynamic Content on a Distributed Web Server Vegard Holmedahl br mechanisms such as CGI the operating system overhead for this call is
Compiler Technology for Portable Checkpoints - Strumpen (1998)(Correct)
We have implemented a prototype compiler called porch that transforms C programs into C programs supporting portable checkpoints. Portable checkpoints capture the state of a computation in a machine-i... / marshalling or heterogeneous distributed shared memory. Here the br by a particular compiler and operating system compliance. By visiting each
Distributed Virtual Machines: A System Architecture for Network.. - Emin Sirer (1998)(Correct)
Modern virtual machines, such as Java and Inferno, are emerging as network computing
platforms. While today's virtual machines provide higher-level abstractions and more
sophisticated services than th... / Distributed Virtual Machines A System br to decompose monolithic operating systems into microkernel-based
Exporting Database Functionality - The CONCERT Way - Relly, Schuldt, Schek (1998)(Correct)
In order to extend database technology beyond traditional applications a new paradigm called "exporting
database functionality" as a radical departure from traditional thinking has been proposed in
re... / possibly heterogeneous possibly distributed possibly autonomous subsystems br BLOB interface also to regular operating system files. Because the large
Naming: Design Pattern and Framework - Silva, Sousa, Antunes (1998)(Correct)
Naming is an important, but frequently overlooked, aspect
of software systems. Usually, naming appears combined
with other issues, e.g. distributed communication
technology. This paper treats naming i... / combined with other issues e.g. distributed communication technology. This br is done transparently by the operating system and hardware and requires no
Market-based Resource Control for Mobile Agents - Bredin, Kotz, Rus (1998)(Correct)
Mobile agents are programs that can migrate from machine to machine in a heterogeneous, partially disconnected network. As mobile agents move across a network, they consume resources. We discuss a sys... / a uniform paradigm for developing distributed applications primarily br machines which run different operating systems and are administered by
Design of a Real-Time Communication Service for Local Area Networks - Koster (1998)(Correct)
This thesis describes the B
E
A T communication service that adds basic
real-time mechanisms on top an Ethernet to the Linux operating system
while not precluding the use of conventional applications... / constraints to be meaningful in a distributed real-time system. It is br top an Ethernet to the Linux operating system while not precluding the use
Specification-Consistent Coordination Model For Computations - Edgar Lederer (1998)(Correct)
A new coordination model for computations is presented.
It offers increased confidence in the correctness of
imperative programs and considerable simplification of
imperative programming and debugging... / languages parallel distributed scientific computing. br the underlying hardware the operating system etc. behave correctly
Experience with Secure Multi-Processing in Java - Balfanz, al. (1998)(Correct)
As Java
TM
is the preferred platform for the deployment
of network computers, it is appealing to
run multiple applications on a single Java desktop.
We experimented with using the Java platform as a... / which is a built-in program distributed with JDK and normally run as br from within the underlying operating system. Therefore the question we
Dual Objects - An Object Model for Distributed System Programming - Nolte, Schröder-Preikschat (1998)(Correct)
Introduction
When parallel processing became popular at the end of the eighties, it became evident
that common operating systems were not able to deliver the pure performance
of parallel hardware to ... / Objects -An Object Model for Distributed System Programming Jorg br it became evident that common operating systems were not able to deliver the
A transactional DSM Operating System in Java - Schoettner, Traub, Schulthess (1998)(Correct)
Distributed Shared Memory (DSM) is a well
known interconnection paradigm in the scientific
community. The development of distributed applications
basing on message passing is more complex
than on a DS... / of Ulm Germany Abstract Distributed Shared Memory DSM is a well br A transactional DSM Operating System in Java M. Schoettner S.
An Adaptive Approach to Object-Oriented Real-Time Computing - Gergeleit (1998)(Correct)
Real-time computing is becoming an enabling technology
for many important distributed applications such
as flexible manufacturing, multimedia, robotics and
process control. Traditionally, real-time sy... / technology for many important distributed applications such as flexible br should be provided at the operating system or middleware level as the
Dynamically Reconfiguring Multimedia Components: A Model-based.. - Scott Mitchell (1998)(Correct)
This paper describes the reconfiguration architecture of the DJINN
multimedia programming framework. We introduce the concept of multimedia transactions for
structuring changes into atomic units that ... / College University of London Distributed multimedia systems are br location hardware platform operating system and the various technologies
Constructing Compact Models of Concurrent Java Programs - Corbett (1998)(Correct)
Finite-state verification technology (e.g., model checking) provides a powerful means to detect concurrency errors, which are often subtle and difficult to reproduce. Nevertheless, widespread use of t... / that copies are not made or distributed for profit or direct commercial br heretofore plagued mostly operating system and telephony switch
A Modular and Scalable Simulation Tool for Large Wireless Networks - Rajive Bagrodia (1998)(Correct)
This paper describes a modular and scalable simulation environment,
called GloMoSim, to evaluate end-to-end performance of integrated wired and
wireless networks. GloMoSim has been implemented on se... / in collaborative operation e.g.distributed scientific experiments search br protocol stack of a network operating system for PCs Short Second
High-fidelity Distributed Simulation of Local Area Networks - Livio Ricciulli (1998)(Correct)
The Adaptable Network COntrol and Reporting System
(ANCORS) project merges technology from network
management, active networking, and distributed
simulation in a unified paradigm to assist in the asse... / High-fidelity Distributed Simulation of Local Area br obtained by modifying a Linux operating system to allow its execution in
The Fiasco Kernel: Requirements Definition - Hohmuth (1998)(Correct)
Fiasco is a new implementation of the L4 microkernel interface for the x86
architecture. It is intended to be a drop-in replacement for L4/x86.
Fiasco is intended to have good real-time properties, an... / L implementations. It will be distributed under a freeware open-source br Dept. of Computer Science Operating Systems Group D- Dresden
A Flexible Security System for Metacomputing Environments - Adam Ferrari (1998)(Correct)
A metacomputing environment is a collection of geographically distributed
resources (people, computers, devices, databases) connected by one or more
high-speed networks and potentially spanning multip... / is a collection of geographically distributed resources people computers br Like a traditional operating system Legion builds on a diverse
Protecting File Systems: A Survey of Backup Techniques - Chervenak, Vellanki, Kurmas (1998)(Correct)
This paper presents a survey of backup techniques for protecting file systems.
These include such choices as device-based or file-based backup schemes, full vs.
incremental backups, and optional data ... / managers such as IBM's ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager Legato's br data inconsistencies. An operating system kernel may buffer write data
A Dynamic Matching and Scheduling Algorithm for Heterogeneous.. - Maheswaran, Siegel (1998)(Correct)
A heterogeneous computing system provides a
variety of different machines, orchestrated to perform an
application whose subtasks have diverse execution
requirements. The subtasks must be assigned to
m... / design prototype and refine a distributed resource management system br with its associated compiler operating system and programming environment
Seamless Computing with WebSubmit - McCormack, Koontz, Devaney (1998)(Correct)
WebSubmit is a Web-browser based interface to heterogeneous collections
of remote high-performance computing resources. It makes these
resources easier to use by replacing a constantly changing range ... / of Java has made it also a way to distribute clientside executables safely. br hardware fronted by diverse operating systems. The tools for similar tasks
Introducing Contextual Objects in an Adaptive Framework for Wide-Area .. - Kermarrec Couderc (1998)(Correct)
The emergence of mobile computing combined with the increasing popularity of the
Internet has introduced new challenges that are not addressed in traditional distributed
systems. In particular, mobile... / are not addressed in traditional distributed systems. In particular mobile br implemented at the network or operating system level. Network masking
WebWiseTclTk, OmniDesk and OmniFlows: A User-Configurable Distributed .. - Lavana, Brglez (1998)(Correct)
Today, Web browsers provide a convenient access to the Internet while (1)
increasing the number of useful desktop functions, and, (2) reducing the platform dependence
on the operating system of the ... / OmniFlows A User-Configurable Distributed Design Environment inside a br platform dependence on the operating system of the host. This paper
Two-Stage Programming via the Client-Servlet-Coprocess Interaction.. - Romeo Dumitrescu (1998)(Correct)
This paper presents the client-servlet-coprocess interaction model, a new
form of the client-server model. The client-servlet-coprocess model uses an
HTTP Java servlet to specialize a servlet-enabled ... / coordination language parallel distributed functional imperative br has a fixed cost in terms of operating system resources It is
A Fuzzy Based Load Sharing Mechanism for Distributed Systems - Unger, Böhme (1998)(Correct)
This report presents a load sharing heuristic for distributed computing on workstation
clusters. The approach is novel in that it combines the use of predicted resource requirements
of processes (CPU-... / Based Load Sharing Mechanism for Distributed Systems Herwig Unger br which is incorporated in the operating system of each node. Since the
Distributed Software Systems: From Objects to Agents - Purvis, Cranefield, Ward (1998)(Correct)
With the rapid increase in both the amount of available
information and extent of computer interconnections, there
is a growing interest in systems that can provide more efficient
and flexible access.... / Distributed Software Systems From Objects br the language compiler and operating system used to create them are
Protection Reconfiguration for Reusable Software - Jensen, Hagimont (1998)(Correct)
Secure distributed applications often include code to
authenticate users, verify access rights, and establish secure
communication channels between software components
(e.g., clients and servers). Thi... / Abstract Secure distributed applications often include code br leaving it to the underlying operating system which is inadequate when
Towards a Grand Unified Framework For Mobile Objects - Ballesteros, Kon, Arevelo, Campbell (1998)(Correct)
Distributed object systems (DOS) are usually implemented as middleware
which repeats and undoes a significant amount of work
performed by the underlying operating system. This introduces
overhead and ... / May Abstract Distributed object systems DOS are br performed by the underlying operating system. This introduces overhead
High-Performance Computer Management Based on Java - Sander, Erwin, Huber (1998)(Correct)
Coupling of distributed computer resources connectedby a high speed
network to one virtual computer is the basic idea of a metacomputer. Access
to the metacomputer should be provided by an intuitive... / Abstract. Coupling of distributed computer resources connectedby br for interacting with different operating systems and different resource
Hectiling: An Integration of Fine and Coarse-Grained Load-Balancing.. - Russ, al. (1998)(Correct)
Abstract ---- General--purpose programmers have
come to expect a high degree of portability among widely
varying architectures. Advances in run--time systems for
parallel programs have been proposed i... / external workload or data distribution and so methods to maintain br of a natural mapping to the operating system the entire process is
E-Mail Bombs and Countermeasures: Cyber Attacks on Availability and.. - Tim Bass (1998)(Correct)
The simplicity of SMTP mail can be combined with the
robustness of the sendmail MTA program and misused in numerous
ways to create extraordinary and powerful e-mail
bombs. These e-mail bombs can be la... / also can be used covertly to distribute messages and files that could br file descriptors can exceed operating system parameters or the number of
Simulation and Tracing of Hybrid Task Sets on Distributed Systems - Antonino Casile (1998)(Correct)
This paper describes a tool for the design, simulation
and analysis of real-time systems, ranging from simple scenarios
with a few types of tasks on a single node to very
complex architectures consist... / Tracing of Hybrid Task Sets on Distributed Systems Antonino Casile br it is quite difficult to model operating system level algorithms without
The MOSIX Multicomputer Operating System for High Performance Cluster .. - Barak (1998)(Correct)
The scalable computing cluster at Hebrew University consists of 64 Pentium and PentiumPro
servers that are connected by fast Ethernet and the Myrinet LANs. It is running the MOSIX
operating system, an... / respond to resource availability distribute the workload dynamically and br The MOSIX Multicomputer Operating System for High Performance Cluster
Media Distribution in Heterogeneous Environments using IP-Multicast - Parnes (1998)(Correct)
This document discusses problems and solutions around distribution of media
in heterogeneous environments when using IP-multicast.
Keywords: IP-multicast, real-time media, heterogeneous environments
... / Media Distribution in Heterogeneous br socket interface used in many operating systems today is designed IGMP
Validation of Remote Object Invocation and Object Migration in CORBA.. - Kamel, Leue (1998)(Correct)
The General Inter-Orb Protocol (GIOP) is a key component
of the OMG's Common Object Request Broker
Architecture (CORBA) specification. GIOP specifies a
standard protocol that enables interoperability ... / is an evolving standard for distributed object computing developed by br its programming language its operating system or any other system aspects
Architectures and Tools for Human-Like Agents - Sloman (1998)(Correct)
1
This paper discusses agent architectures which are
describable in terms of the "higher level" mental
concepts applicable to human beings, e.g. "believes",
"desires", "intends" and "feels". We conje... / circulatory system is involved in distribution of energy waste disposal br about things. E.g. an operating system has and uses information
The Performance and Scalability of Distributed Shared Memory Cache.. - Heinrich (1998)(Correct)
m on High Performance Computer Architecture. February 1997. References 178 [42] M. Rosenblum, J. Chapin, D. Teodosiu, et al. Implementing Efficient Fault Containment for Multiprocessors. Communication... / Decoupled Hardware Support for Distributed Shared Memory. In Proceedings br Cache Performance for Operating System Intensive Workloads. In
Communication Performance of Java-based Parallel Virtual Machines - Narendar Yalamanchilli (1998)(Correct)
Message passing libraries such as Parallel Virtual Machine (PVM) and Message Passing Interface
(MPI) provide a common Application Programming Interface (API) to implement parallel programs
across mult... / machine-independent method of distributing the same code to perform the br running the Solaris . operating system connected by a Mb s
NetSTAT: A Network-based Intrusion Detection Approach - Vigna (1998)(Correct)
Network-based attacks have become common and sophisticated.
For this reason, intrusion detection systems are
now shifting their focus from the hosts and their operating
systems to the network itself. ... / can be roughly divided into distributed IDSs and network-based IDSs. A br from the hosts and their operating systems to the network itself.
WALRUS - A Low Latency, High Throughput Web Service Using.. - Shaw (1998)(Correct)
The explosion of the content on the World Wide Web has created a situation
where most Internet traffic is Web related. At the same time, practically all of the
popular Web sites are still served from ... / the Center for Networking and Distributed Systems lab. I have learned a br to debate endless points of operating system subtleties was always a joy
Two-Level Communication Protocol for a Web Operating System (WOS) - Babin, Kropf, Unger (1998)(Correct)
The World-Wide Web consists not only of informational,
but also computational resources. However, these resources,
especially computational ones are underutilized.
One characteristic of the Web is its... / for locating and using these distributed informational and br Protocol For A Web Operating System wos Tm Gilbert
A Step towards Operating System Synthesis - Ditze (1998)(Correct)
Experiences gained from the design of micro-kernel related
to either high-performance or hard real-time computing have shown that
customization plays a major role to enhance the performance of appli... / Massive Parallelitat Distributed extensible Application br A Step towards Operating System Synthesis Carsten