A distributed directory scheme for information access in mobile computers

Author

Kumar, M.J. ; Venkatesh, S. ; Panchanathan, S.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Comput. Sci., Curtin Univ. of Technol., Perth, WA, Australia

fYear

1996

fDate

19-22 Dec 1996

Firstpage

138

Lastpage

143

Abstract

In this paper, we discuss the design aspects of a dynamic distributed directory scheme (DDS) to facilitate efficient and transparent access to information files in mobile environments. The proposed directory interface enables users of mobile computers to view a distributed file system on a network of computers as a globally shared file system. In order to counter some of the limitations of wireless communications, we propose improvised invalidation schemes that avoid false sharing and ensure uninterrupted usage under disconnected and low bandwidth conditions

Keywords

distributed databases; wireless LAN; directory interface; distributed directory scheme; distributed file system; false sharing; globally shared file system; information access; information files; invalidation schemes; mobile computers; mobile environments; uninterrupted usage; Bandwidth; Computer interfaces; Computer networks; Distributed computing; File systems; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Portable computers; Telecommunication computing; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

High Performance Computing, 1996. Proceedings. 3rd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Trivandrum

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7557-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HIPC.1996.565812

Filename

565812