Title :
Using reconciliation to share files between occasionally connected computers
Author_Institution :
Mitsibushi Electr. Res. Lab., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Future large distributed systems will be made by interconnecting highly autonomous subsystems, rather than by building ever more elaborate complexes which attempt to provide a single system image transparent to the user. The work described here explores the implications of this in the context of file sharing using occasional reconciliation
Keywords :
file organisation; file servers; network operating systems; operating systems (computers); file sharing; highly autonomous subsystems; large distributed systems; occasional reconciliation; Automatic control; Data security; Distributed computing; File servers; File systems; Image restoration; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Network servers; Peer to peer computing;
Conference_Titel :
Workstation Operating Systems, 1993. Proceedings., Fourth Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Napa, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-4000-6
DOI :
10.1109/WWOS.1993.348172
