This paper suggests that a distributed system should support two communication paradigms: Remote Procedure Call (RPC) and group commumcation. The former is used for point-to-point...
M. Frans Kaashoek, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Kees Verst...
This position paper supports the view that a model based on shared objects is an attractive alternative to message passing for structuring distributed applications and that a distr...
Pierre-Yves Chevalier, Daniel Hagimont, Sacha Krak...
Abstract-- This paper describes the design and implementation1 of IRIS: an intentional resource indicator service. IRIS springs from the concept that end-users should not be bogged...