Generic Distributed Systems Model

Abstract

The term 'distributed system' applies to a very generic class of decentralized systems. It encompasses all systems having geographically distributed multiple processor with some kind of coordination between them. What is expected in a distributed system is an appropriate coordination of data and control among various functional units. (In a networked system, all the computers are autonomous and each one works independently of others, even though messages could be transferred between them. This report identifies various issues associated with the design of distributed systems, and presents an overview of existing modeling efforts. It is felt that the design tools are primarily oriented towards the software design and additional efforts are needed to address the problem in totality. Future directions and recommendations have also been included as a part of this report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA217078

Entities

People

  • Dharma P. Agrawal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Distributed Computing
  • Engineering
  • Language
  • Models
  • Network Architecture
  • Parallel Computing
  • Parallel Processing
  • Reliability
  • Software Design
  • Software Development
  • Software Development Tools
  • Spiral Development

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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