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Volume 34 , Issue 2 (February 1991) table of contents

Pages: 56 - 78

Year of Publication: 1991

ISSN:0001-0782

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Flavin Cristian

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
C. Computer Systems Organization
C.2 COMPUTER-COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

Additional Classification:
C. Computer Systems Organization
C.4 PERFORMANCE OF SYSTEMS
Subjects: Reliability, availability, and serviceability

D. Software
D.4 OPERATING SYSTEMS
D.4.5 Reliability
Subjects: Fault-tolerance
D.4.7 Organization and Design
Subjects: Distributed systems

General Terms:
Design, Performance, Standardization

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