An Inter-Process Communication Facility for UNIX. Revision

Abstract

An inter-process communication facility implemented at Carnegie-Mellon University for VAX/UNIX version seven is described. This facility was designed to provided language, operating system and machine independent communication between processes performing distributed computations. Its relationships to previously existing UNIX facilities and other systems for distributed computing are discussed. Keywords: Networking; UNIX; Network operating systems; Message processing; Compatibility.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 17, 1980
Accession Number
ADA223955

Entities

People

  • Richard F. Rashid

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communication Channels
  • Communication Systems
  • Communications Protocols
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Directories
  • Distributed Computing
  • Hypervelocity Flow
  • Language
  • Message Processing
  • Message Systems
  • Network Protocols
  • Networks
  • Operating Systems
  • Reliability

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