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Design and implementation of a database machine to reduce communication overhead are described in this paper. Database machines have improved the performance of database management. However, from the point of view of practical usage, total performance should be improved as well as database management itself. Communication overhead between a host computer and a database machine is one of the major problems of total performance in application systems.
In order to resolve this problem, the interface concept of a database machine is analyzed and the concept of customization of its interface is introduced. Then, functions required for that purpose and a virtual machine approach for its implementation are also explained.
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Hikita, S., Kawakami, S., Sakamoto, A., Matsushita, Y. (1988). An Approach for Customizing Services of Database Machines. In: Kitsuregawa, M., Tanaka, H. (eds) Database Machines and Knowledge Base Machines. The Kluwer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, vol 43. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1679-4_48
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