Title :
The Galaxy distributed operating system
Author :
Sinha, K. ; Maekawa, Mamoru ; Shimizu, Kentaro ; Jia, Xiaohua ; Ashihara, Hyo ; Utsunomiya, Naoki ; Park, Kyu S. ; Nakano, Hirohiko
Author_Institution :
Tokyo Univ., Japan
Abstract :
The Galaxy research project, which is attempting to design, implement, and use a distributed computing environment, based on the idea of making gradual improvements by learning from existing systems and trying to overcome their limitations, is described. The design goals and novel aspects of the project are outlined, and the Galaxy system architecture is described. Galaxy´s object naming and locating mechanisms, interprocess communication, and computation model are discussed.<>
Keywords :
distributed processing; network operating systems; Galaxy distributed operating system; Galaxy system architecture; computation model; distributed computing environment; interprocess communication; locating mechanisms; object naming; Availability; Broadcasting; Distributed computing; Information processing; Kernel; Network servers; Object oriented modeling; Operating systems; Scalability; Workstations;
