Title :
Relationships: implementing transparency in distributed management systems
Author :
Putter, P. ; Roos, J.D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Pretoria Univ., South Africa
Abstract :
Network systems consist of groups of objects which work together to fulfil common management functions. The required functionality of management systems depend on the management policy which applies to it, and governs its structure and behaviour. Management policy can be implemented as an active relationship between objects forming the management system where an active relationship includes a relationship and behaviour. Distribution transparencies hide the effect of distribution in distributed systems, and their support simplifies the implementation of distributed systems. This paper identifies various distribution transparencies that are considered valuable in distributed management systems, and shows how these transparencies can be implemented using Traders and policy relationships between objects
Keywords :
distributed databases; standards; telecommunication network management; Traders; distributed management systems; distributed systems; distribution transparencies; management policy; network systems; policy relationships; transparency; Africa; Computer network management; Computer science; Contracts; Distributed processing; Engineering management; Environmental management; Face; Intelligent networks; Standardization;
Conference_Titel :
Systems Management, 1993., Proceedings of the IEEE First International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3820-6
DOI :
10.1109/IWSM.1993.315282
