Title :
A Universal File Server
Author :
Birrell, A.D. ; Needham, R.M.
Author_Institution :
Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
Abstract :
A file server is a utility provided in a computer connected via a local communications network to a number of other computer. File servers exist to preserve material for the benefit of client machines or systems. It is desirable for a file server to be able to support multiple file directory and access management systems, so that the designer of a client system retains the freedom to design the system that best suits him. For example, he may wish to use the rile server to support a predefimed directory structure or as a swapping disk. The paper explores the dedgn issues associated with such a file server and proposes some solutions.
Keywords :
Access control; directory; distributed computing; file server; filing system; garbage collector; Access control; Communication networks; Communication system control; Computer networks; Control systems; Distributed control; File servers; Laboratories; Network servers; Time sharing computer systems; Access control; directory; distributed computing; file server; filing system; garbage collector;
Journal_Title :
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TSE.1980.230493
