Accession Number:

ADA113172

Title:

Distributed Operating System Design Study. Volume I.

Descriptive Note:

Final technical rept. 12 Jul 79-1 May 81,

Corporate Author:

BOLT BERANEK AND NEWMAN INC CAMBRIDGE MA

Personal Author(s):

• Forsdick,Harry C.
• MacGregor,William I.
• Schantz,Richard E.
• Swernofsky,Steven A.
• Thomas,Robert H.

Report Date:

1982-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

273.0

Abstract:

Three specific issues regarding the design of an operating system to control information processing resources distributed throughout a network of computers were investigated. These issues are 1 Techniques which can be used to maintain processing continuity of the distributed system 2 The policies and mechanisms to be used for resource allocation among system processes and 3 Characteristics which constitent computers should posses to be cooperative elements with a distributed system. Resource allocation policies are discussed and simulation of several resource allocation schemes were completed. In addition, individual techniques to provide for processing continuity are described along with a descriptio of how these techniques could be applied to system operation. Lastly, recommendations for future relating to the above issues is provided.

Descriptors:

• *DISTRIBUTED DATA PROCESSING
• *NETWORKS
• *SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
• RELIABILITY
• INFORMATION PROCESSING
• CONTROL SYSTEMS
• CONTINUITY
• ALLOCATIONS
• COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS
• COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
• STATE OF THE ART
• ECONOMICS
• SCALING FACTOR
• FAILURE
• DETECTION
• RECOVERY
• SCHEDULING
• RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
• SEPARATION

Subject Categories:

• Administration and Management
• Electrical and Electronic Equipment
• Computer Hardware
• Computer Systems

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE