1983 · 119 citations · 5 references
ComputingComputer ScienceComputer SystemsDistributed SystemsMessage PassingOperating SystemsCommunication OverheadDistributed ComputingDistributed Operating SystemsDistributed Systems PerformanceKernel DesignNetwork Operating SystemsFile Sharing SystemsFile System Performance EvaluationInterprocess Communication InterfaceInterprocess Communication ProtocolsInterprocess SynchronizationNetwork File System PerformanceNetwork File Systems
The distributed V kernel is a message-oriented kernel that provides uniform local and network interprocess communication. It is primarily being used in an environment of diskless workstations connected by a high-speed local network to a set of file servers. We describe a performance evaluation of the kernel, with particular emphasis on the cost of network file access. Our results show that over a local network:
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LOCUS a network transparent, high reliability distributed system
Gerald J. Popek, Bruce J. Walker, J. Chow et al. · ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems Review · 1981 · 215 citations
Thoth, a portable real-time operating system
David R. Cheriton, Michael A. Malcolm, Lawrence S. Melen et al. · Communications of the ACM · 1979 · 167 citations · Full text
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The SUN workstation architecture
Andrew Bechtolsheim · 1982 · 27 citations