NDLI: A network operating system for interconnected LANs with heterogeneous data-link layers

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Cowan, D.D. Stepien, T.M. Veitch, R.G.
Copyright Year	1988
Description	Author affiliation: Dept. of Comput. Sci., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada (Cowan, D.D.; Stepien, T.M.; Veitch, R.G.)
Abstract	Microcomputer workstations interconnected by local area networks (LANs) are used extensively for educational computing at the University of Waterloo, Canada. The authors present the user's view of both the Waterloo JANET LAN and the Project ARIES Network to understand the motivation behind the underlying LAN structure. This is followed by a description of the method of interconnection of the LANs, the addressing conventions used, and the implementation of the network operating system. Because of the variation in data-link layers, many of which did not follow the current standards, it was necessary to construct a network operating system which would tolerate their differences. This network operating system was implemented using the message-passive paradigm.
Starting Page	99
Ending Page	105
File Size	563849
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0818608919
DOI	10.1109/LCN.1988.10213
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1988-10-10
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Network operating systems LAN interconnection Local area networks Workstations Portable computers Computer networks Microcomputers Application software File servers Network servers
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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