Title :
Directories for networks with casually connected users
Author :
Gopal, Inder ; Segall, Adrian
Author_Institution :
IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
In computer networks with decentralized control, it is necessary to provide a directory service which enables users to discover dynamically the location of other users. The authors examine the protocols for maintaining consistent directory information for casually connected users that can connect and disconnect from the network at will. They propose protocols for both hierarchical and nonhierarchical directory systems. The protocols do not rely on sequence numbers and consequently do not require ´safe store´ at the user.<>
Keywords :
computer networks; network operating systems; protocols; casually connected users; computer networks; decentralized control; directory service; maintaining consistent directory information; nonhierarchical directory systems; protocols; trees; update mechanism; Computer networks; Distributed control; Electronic mail; Joining processes; Network servers; Postal services; Protocols; Topology;
Conference_Titel :
INFOCOM '88. Networks: Evolution or Revolution, Proceedings. Seventh Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communcations Societies, IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0833-1
DOI :
10.1109/INFCOM.1988.13023
