Design considerations for the transformation of MINIX into a distributed operating system

ABSTRACT

MINIX is a version seven UNIX compatible operating system written for the Intel 8088 CPU and IBM-PC circuit package. MINIX is being transformed into a distributed operating system by adding four components to the basic operating system. These include an extended IPC service, network service manager, resource manager, and communication manager. Design considerations include a definition of Distributed Operating Systems (DOSs), a description of existing DOSs, a description of operating system architectural components which add DOS functionality, a plan for the placement of these components within the MINIX environment, an explanation of the types of DOS communication, and the implementation of DOS communication.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  D. Software
  D.4 OPERATING SYSTEMS
      D.4.7 Organization and Design
          Subjects: Distributed systems

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

  D. Software
  D.4 OPERATING SYSTEMS
      D.4.0 General

          Nouns: MINIX

General Terms:
Design, Performance, Standardization, Theory