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Support of distributed data processing, especially in a local area network, requires major modifications and extensions of existing operating system structures to provide,for example, automatic data set exchange, remote spooling, and terminal passthrough. Most of these facilities can be considered under the common goal of achieving a single system image for a network of processors.
The paper describes a systematic approach for the design of a single system image for an operating system supporting a network of processors. The network global objects are organized into two virtual control blocks,called virtual system communication area and virtual system catalog. Operations on these virtual control blocks are provided via a general abstract data-type interface. In addition, these operations support network-wide synchronization and consistency requirements.
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Diel, H., Kreissig, G., Lenz, N., Schoener, B. (1985). Single System Image for a Network of Processors. In: Heger, D., Krüger, G., Spaniol, O., Zorn, W. (eds) Kommunikation in Verteilten Systemen I. Informatik-Fachberichte, vol 95. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70285-3_2
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