Steckermeier, Martin ;
Hauck, Franz J.
:
Virtual Private Computing.
Erlangen:
Friedrich-Alexander Universität.
1999
TR-I4-99-06.- Interner Bericht.
9 Seiten.
Abstract:
There is still no widely accepted system to exploit the capabilities
offered by the tremendously grown number of computers connected to the
Internet or to large intranets. Missing abstractions as well as
deficiencies of software development prevent the effective use of more
than two computers by standard applications. The architecture that is
presented in this report overcomes these problems by creating a vision
of a Virtual Private Computer, which combines all participating
machines and presents them as a large, omnipresent computer. Beside
several services that are essential to realize this system, a
programming model is introduced that supports the development of
applications that are composed of components, which can be
automatically distributed over the virtual computer. Several examples
will show how this architecture is capable of realizing all usual
distribution paradigms, and how it supports fully distributed
applications. Moreover the paper indicates how applications and
special areas like mobile computing can benefit from such a system.
