Title :
VMTP as the transport layer for high-performance distributed systems
Author :
Cheriton, David R. ; Williamson, Carey L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
fDate :
6/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors identify and discuss three major categories of deficiencies in current transport protocols: performance, naming, and functionality. They describe the design of the Versatile Message Transaction Protocol (VMTP) and some performance measurements of the protocol used in the V-Distributed System. They show that VMTP addresses all of the above issues within a single protocol without significant compromise.<>
Keywords :
computer networks; message switching; packet switching; protocols; V-Distributed System; VMTP; Versatile Message Transaction Protocol; functionality; high-performance distributed systems; naming; performance measurements; transport protocols; Communication switching; Costs; Distributed computing; File servers; Network interfaces; Optical fiber LAN; Space technology; Throughput; Transport protocols; Workstations;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
