Comparison of UNIX network systems

ABSTRACT

Several attempts have been made recently, within university departments and companies, to associate UNIX systems with networks. This paper classifies the most important of these “UNIX network systems” according to selected criteria such as file system view, transparency, file locality, protection, reliability and implementation level. We first present the criteria, we show their importance and we analyse the aspects of network systems which the criteria influence. We then apply these criteria to all systems for which sufficient information was available, and we classify these systems accordingly. We finally analyse the relationships that exist between the categories of UNIX network systems.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  D. Software
  D.4 OPERATING SYSTEMS
      D.4.0 General

          Nouns: UNIX

Additional Classification:
  C. Computer Systems Organization
  C.2 COMPUTER-COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
      C.2.4 Distributed Systems
          Subjects: Network operating systems

General Terms:
Performance