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A system framework for open distributed processing

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Emerging distributed applications increasingly require adequate tools and techniques for system- and application-level management. The integration of both aspects in an overall system framework is an important issue. This paper presents such a framework supporting advanced distributed applications in the context of the evolving Open Distributed Processing reference model. For system-level communication, an efficient subsystem providing advanced service capabilities is presented to cope with the increasing diversity of application service requirements. For application-level processing, a distributed object-based environment is offered. It implements location-independent invocation and object mobility and provides a high level of distribution transparency. The approach is augmented with tools and techniques for managing an overall application configuration.

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  1. IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, 10598, Yorktown Heights, New York

    Martina Zitterbart

  2. Institute of Telematics, University of Karlsruhe, Zirkel 2, 7500, Karlsruhe 1, Germany

    Alexander Schill

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Schill, A., Zitterbart, M. A system framework for open distributed processing. J Netw Syst Manage 1, 71–93 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01026829

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