Title :
Axon: a high speed communication architecture for distributed applications
Author :
Sterbenz, James P G ; Parulkar, Gurndatta M.
Author_Institution :
Comput. & Commun. Res. Center, Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO, USA
Abstract :
The primary goal of the Axon architecture is to support a high-performance data path delivering VHSI (very high speed internetwork) bandwidth directly to applications. The significant features of Axon are: (1) an integrated design of host and network interface architecture, operating systems, and communication protocols; (2) a network virtual storage facility which includes support for virtual shared memory on loosely coupled systems; (3) a high-performance, lightweight object transport facility which can be used by both message-passing and shared-memory mechanisms; and (4) a pipelined network interface which can provide a path directly between the VHSI and host memory
Keywords :
computer networks; network operating systems; protocols; Axon; communication protocols; distributed systems; high speed communication architecture; host-network interface architecture; integrated design; network virtual storage facility; operating systems; pipelined network interface; very high speed internetwork; Application software; Bandwidth; Computer architecture; Computer interfaces; Computer networks; Distributed computing; Nerve fibers; Operating systems; Protocols; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
INFOCOM '90, Ninth Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communication Societies. The Multiple Facets of Integration. Proceedings, IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2049-8
DOI :
10.1109/INFCOM.1990.91277
