Title :
The x-kernel: a platform for accessing internet resources
Author :
Peterson, Larry ; Hutchinson, Norman ; O´malley, Sean ; Rao, Herman
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
fDate :
5/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
x-kernel is an experimental operating system for personal workstations that allows uniform access to resources throughout a nationwide internet: an interconnection of networks similar to the TCP/IP internet. This network is also called the National Research and Education Network (NREN). The x-kernel supports a library of protocols, and it accesses different resources with different protocol combinations. In addition, two user-level systems that give users an integrated and uniform interface to resources have been built on top of the x-kernel. These two systems-a file system and a command interpreter-hide differences among the underlying protocols.<>
Keywords :
network operating systems; protocols; NREN; National Research and Education Network; command interpreter; file system; integrated interface; library of protocols; nationwide internet; networks interconnection; operating system; personal workstations; protocol combinations; resources access; uniform access; uniform interface; user-level systems; x-kernel; Access protocols; Delay; Internet; Kernel; Local area networks; Operating systems; Sprites (computer); Sun; TCPIP; Workstations;
