Copying Complex Structures in a Distributed System.

Abstract

This thesis presents a model of a distributed system where the universe of objects in the distributed system is divided into mutually exclusive sets, each set corresponding to a context. This model allows naming beyond the context boundaries, but limits communications across such boundaries to message passing only. Copying of complex data structures is investigated in this model, and semantics, algorithms, and sample implementations are presented for three candidate copy operations. Of particular interest is a new copy-full-local which copies a complex data structure to the boundaries of the context containing the object. (Author)

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 16, 1979
Accession Number
ADA072441

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  • Karen Rosin Sollins

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  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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