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USENIX
1994
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Probing TCP Implementations
In this paper, we demonstrate a technique called active probing used to study TCP implementations. Active probing treats a TCP implementation as a black box, and uses a set of pro...
Douglas Comer, John C. Lin
USENIX
1994
13 years 10 months ago
Key Management in an Encrypting File System
As distributed computing systems grow in size, complexity and variety of application, the problem of protecting sensitive data from unauthorized disclosure and tampering becomes i...
Matt Blaze
USENIX
1993
13 years 10 months ago
Essence: A Resource Discovery System Based on Semantic File Indexing
Discovering different types of file resources (such as documentation, programs, and images) in the vast amount of data contained within network file systems is useful for both u...
Darren R. Hardy, Michael F. Schwartz
USENIX
1994
13 years 10 months ago
Secure Short-Cut Routing for Mobile IP
This paper describes the architecture and implementation of a mobile IP system. It allows mobile hosts to roam between cells implemented with 2-Mbps radio base stations, while mai...
Trevor Blackwell, Kee Chan, Koling Chang, Thomas C...
USENIX
1994
13 years 10 months ago
Concert/C: A Language for Distributed Programming
Concert/C is a new language for distributed C programming that extends ANSI C to support distribution and process dynamics. Concert/C provides the ability to create and terminate ...
Joshua S. Auerbach, Arthur P. Goldberg, Germ&aacut...
USENIX
1993
13 years 10 months ago
Es: A shell with higher-order functions
Paul Haahr, Byron Rakitzis
USENIX
1994
13 years 10 months ago
Application-Controlled File Caching Policies
We considerhowtoimprovetheperformanceof le cachingbyallowinguser-levelcontrolover lecache replacementdecisions. Weusetwo-levelcachemanagement: the kernel allocates physical pages ...
Pei Cao, Edward W. Felten, Kai Li
USENIX
1993
13 years 10 months ago
AudioFile: A Network-Transparent System for Distributed Audio Applications
AudioFile is a portable, device-independent, network-transparent system for computer audio systems. to the X Window System, it provides an abstract audio device interface with a s...
Jim Gettys, Thoms M. Levergood, Andrew C. Payne, L...
USENIX
1993
13 years 10 months ago
Linking Shared Segments
As an alternative to communication via messages or files, shared memory has the potential to be simpler, faster, and less wasteful of space. Unfortunately, the mechanisms availab...
W. E. Garrett, Michael L. Scott, Ricardo Bianchini...
USENIX
1993
13 years 10 months ago
The Shell as a Service
Glenn S. Fowler