Overview of the WOS project
Author(s)
Editor(s)
Tentner, A
Publisher
: Soc Computer Simulation
Date issued
1999
From page
350
To page
355
Subjects
Web Operating System software configuration eduction resource management operating system services global computing communication protocols
Abstract
We discuss the Web Operating System (WOS(TM)) approach to global computing. We show that the heterogeneous and dynamic nature of the Web or Internet makes it impossible to define a fixed set of operating system services, usable for all services. Rather, we propose that generalized software configuration techniques, based on a demand-driven technique called eduction, can be used to define versions of a Web Operating System that can be built in an incremental manner. This net-centric approach considers communication as the central issue as opposed to the common notion of central servers. We present the communication mechanisms as well as the WOS node architecture and components to achieve this.
Notes
, 1999
Event name
1999 Advanced Simulation Technologies Conference (ASTC 99)
Location
San Diego, Ca
Publication type
conference paper