Name Server Design for Distributed Systems.
Abstract
Name servers are programs that provide a uniform method of naming resources and retrieving information about those resources in the context of a distributed system. This paper examines the main issues in name server design and considers some contemporary name servers in order to classify the common goals, methods, and tradeoffs. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA143634
Entities
People
- J. Postel
- P. Kirton
- P. Mockapetris
Organizations
- University of Southern California