Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Design for a Distributed Information Network

  • Chapter
Advances in Information Systems Science

Abstract

A computer network is an interconnected set of dependent or independent computer systems which communicate with each other in order to share certain resources such as programs or data—and/or for load sharing and reliability reasons.

Fellow for the von Humboldt Foundation at the Technische Universität, München, West Germany (1976).

Address after September 1977: Bell Telephone Laboratory at Indian Hills, Napierville, Illinois.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
eBook
USD 16.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 16.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  1. P. A. D. deMaine, The integral Family of Reversible Compressors, report No. 2, Computer Science Department, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 (1972).

    Google Scholar 

  2. P. A. D. deMaine, J. T. Perry, and G. K. Springer, “The solid System, Vol. 1. Design Philosophy, Basic Frame and Compressors,” Compiled at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 (1970).

    Google Scholar 

  3. P. A. D. deMaine, G. K. Springer, and G. M. Campbell, Software packages for increasing traffic in the communications channels of networks, Proc. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci. 5, 109–115 (1968).

    Google Scholar 

  4. P. A. D. deMaine and G. K. Springer, The copak compressor, in “File Organization,” Swets and Zeitlinger, N. V., Amsterdam, pp. 149–159 (1969).

    Google Scholar 

  5. P. A. D. deMaine and G. K. Springer, “Data Compression and Decompression System,” United States Patent No. 3,656,178, 586 pages, April 11 (1972).

    Google Scholar 

  6. P. A. D. deMaine and K. C. O’Kane, A national retrieval system for the physical and bio-medical sciences, in “Proc. First Texas Symp. Computer Systems,” Austin, Texas, Section IV-1, pp. 1–13 (1972).

    Google Scholar 

  7. K. C. O’Kane, “The Design and Implementation of an Integrated Medical Information Processing System,” Ph.D. Thesis, Pennsylvania State University (1972).

    Google Scholar 

  8. P. A. D. deMaine, K. C. O’Kane, and T. Rotwitt Jr., An automatic information processing/retrieval system for factories, corporations and regions, Manage. Inf. 2, 251–264 (1973).

    Google Scholar 

  9. (a) L. Tymes, tymnet—a terminal oriented communications network, in “Proc. AFIPS, Spring Joint Computer Conf.” Vol. 38, pp. 211–216 (1971).

    Google Scholar 

  10. (b) S. R. Heller, G. W. A. Milne, and R. J. Feldman, A computer-based chemical information system, Science 195, 253–259 (1977).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. K. C. O’Kane, P. A. D. deMaine, and R. J. Hildebrandt, A proposed integrated regional information processing system, Manage. Datamatics 4, 139–147 (1975).

    Google Scholar 

  12. P. A. D. deMaine, N. F. Chaffee, and G. K. Springer, Automatic organization of files I. Overview of the solid system, J. A. G. Journal 4, 207–219 (1971).

    Google Scholar 

  13. P. A. D. deMaine and N. F. Chaffee, File security in an information independent data-management system, in “Management Information Systems, Selected papers from MIS Copenhagen 70 IAG Conf.” (W. Goldberg, T. Herborg-Nielsen, E. Johnsen, and W. Josefsen, eds.), Auerbach Publishers Inc., Princeton, New Jersey, pp. 487–519 (1971).

    Google Scholar 

  14. P. A. D. deMaine, D. E. Whitten, and J. A. Lucas II, Structure for a large-scale, user--oriented retrieval and processing system, in “Proc. Fourth Texas Conf. Computing Systems,” University of Texas, Austin, Texas, Section 3A, pp. 5–15 (1975).

    Google Scholar 

  15. STPAC — The Penn State University Statistical Package, Computation Center, The Pennsylvania State University (1971).

    Google Scholar 

  16. (a) D. E. Whitten, “Design and Implementation of a Programming System for the Production of Transportable Software,” Ph.D. Thesis, The Pennsylvania State University (1976).

    Google Scholar 

  17. (b) D. E. Whitten and P. A. D. deMaine, The tpl Programming Language, Report No. 2 of the Series: Global Management Systems, Computer Science Department, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, 60 pages (1976). [A draft is available on request.]

    Google Scholar 

  18. (a) D. E. Whitten and P. A. D. deMaine, A machine and configuration independent Fortran: portable Fortran (pfortran), IEEE Trans. Soft. Eng. 1, 111–124 (1975).

    Google Scholar 

  19. (b) D. E. Whitten and P. A. D. deMaine, Operations and Logic Manual for Portable Fortran (pfortran), report No. 1 of the Series: Global Management Systems, Computer Science Department, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, 530 pages (1975).

    Google Scholar 

  20. P. A. D. deMaine and D. E. Whitten, Automatic organization of files III. joblist Language, Manage. Datamatics 2, 31–47 (1975).

    Google Scholar 

  21. P. A. D. deMaine and B. Marron, The solid system I. A method for organizing and searching files, in “Information Retrieval. A Critical View” (G. Schecter, ed.), Thompson Book Co., Washington, D. C., pp. 243–282 (1967).

    Google Scholar 

  22. P. A. D. deMaine and D. E. Whitten, Automatic organization of files III. joblist Language, Manage. Datamatics 2, 31–47 (1975).

    Google Scholar 

  23. J. T. Perry, “The Translation and Normalization Packages of the solid System,” Ph.D. Thesis, The Pennsylvania State University (1971).

    Google Scholar 

  24. N. F. Chaffee, “The Strategic Search Component of the solid System,” Ph.D. Thesis, The Pennsylvania State University (1970).

    Google Scholar 

  25. H. L. Morgan, J. Chem. Doc. 5, 107 (1965).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  26. I. K. Ugi et al., ciclops—A computer program for the design of syntheses on the basis of a mathematical model, in “Computer Representation and Manipulation of Chemical Information,” (W. T. Wipke et al., eds.), John Wiley and Sons, New York, pp. 129–146 (1974).

    Google Scholar 

  27. H. Hiz, J. Chem. Doc. 4, 173 (1964).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  28. L. Spialter, J. Chem. Doc. 4, 261, 269 (1964);

    Article  Google Scholar 

  29. L. Spialter, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 85, 2012 (1963).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  30. Feature Analysis of Generalized Data Base Management Systems, codasyl Systems Committee Technical Report (1971).

    Google Scholar 

  31. W. J. Wiswesser, “A Line-Formula Notation,” T. Y. Crowell Co., New York (1954).

    Google Scholar 

  32. H. W. Hayward, “Patent Office Research and Development Reports,” No. 21, U. S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C. (1961).

    Google Scholar 

  33. G. M. Dyson, ICSU Rev. 4, 110 (1964); and others by G. M. Dyson.

    Google Scholar 

  34. I. M. Hunsberger et al. Chemical Notation Systems National Academy of Sciences— National Research Council, Publication 150, Washington (1964).

    Google Scholar 

  35. R. W. Cairns et al., “Scientific and Technical Communication,” National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D. C. (1969).

    Google Scholar 

  36. “Libraries and Information Technology,” National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D. C. (1972).

    Google Scholar 

  37. G. K. Springer, Automatic classification of digitized pictorial data for storage and retrieval, Manage. Inf. 1, 136 (1972).

    Google Scholar 

  38. D. K. Hsiao and R. I. Baum, Information secure systems, Adv. Comput. 14, 231–272 (1976).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  39. P. A. D. deMaine, B. S. Raphael, and D. E. Whitten, Design for a global memory system, in “Proc. 2nd Symp. Computing Systems,” Austin, Texas, Section 3, pp. 1–11 (1973).

    Google Scholar 

  40. P. A. D. deMaine, D. E. Whitten, and B. S. Raphael, A global management system I. design overview, unpublished report.

    Google Scholar 

  41. A. Opler, Dynamic flow of programs and data through hierarchical storage, in “Proc. IFIP,” pp. 273–276 (1965).

    Google Scholar 

  42. E. Morenoff and J. B. McLean, Application of level changing to a multilevel storage organization, Comm. ACM 10, 149–154 (1965).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  43. M. R. Carey and R. Graham, Bounds on scheduling with limited resources, in “Proc. Fourth Symp. Operating Systems Principles,” Yorktown Heights, New York (1973).

    Google Scholar 

  44. P. J. Denning, Virtual memory, Comput. Surv. 2, 153–190, 3 (1970).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  45. L. A. Belady, A study of replacement algorithms for virtual storage computers, IBM System J. 5, 78–189(1966).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  46. L. A. Belady, R. A. Nelson, and G. S. Shedler, An anomaly in the space-time characteristics of certain programs running in paging machines, Commun. ACM 12, 349–353 (1969).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  47. E. G. Coffman Jr., Analysis of a drum input/output queue under scheduled operation on a paged computer system, J. ACM 16, 73–90 (1969).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  48. R. Mattson, J. Gecrei, D. A. Slatz, and I. L. Trarger, Evaluation techniques for storage hierarchies, IBM System J. 9, 48–117 (1970).

    Google Scholar 

  49. E. G. Coffman Jr., and P. J. Denning, “Operating System Theory,” Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (1973).

    Google Scholar 

  50. B. A. Minnihan and P. A. D. deMaine, The describe Language—A Data Description Language for the solid System, 43 pages, unpublished report; available on request from P. A. D. deMaine.

    Google Scholar 

  51. M. Stubican and P. A. D. deMaine, Logic Manual for the User Interface of the crams 4 System, report No. 4 of the series: Automatic Systems for the Physical Sciences, Computer Science Department, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, 59 pages (1976).

    Google Scholar 

  52. D. J. Farber, Networks: an introduction, Datamation 18, 36–39 (1972).

    Google Scholar 

  53. W. J. Luther, Conceptual basis of cybernet, in “Computer Networks” (R. Rustin, ed.), Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, pp. 27–43 (1972).

    Google Scholar 

  54. A. Rowe, M. D. Hopwood, and D. J. Farber, Software methods for achieving final soft behavior in the dcs, in IEEE Symp. Computer Software Reliability (1973).

    Google Scholar 

  55. C. S. Carr, S. D. Crocker, and V. G. Cerf, Host-host communication protocol in the ARPA network, Proc. AFIPS SJCC 36, 589–597 (1970).

    Google Scholar 

  56. F. E. Heart, R. E. Kahn, S. M. Ornstein, W. R. Crowther, and D. C. Waiden, The IMP for the arpa network, Proc. AFIPS SJCC 37, 1551–1567 (1970).

    Google Scholar 

  57. J. M. McQuillan, W. R. Crowther, B. P. Cosell, D. C. Waiden, and F. E. Heart, Improvements in the design and performance of the arpa network, Proc. AFIPS FJCC 41, 741–754(1972).

    Google Scholar 

  58. J. P. Batleke, D. M. Heaps, and M. A. Mercier, Canadian water resource information: a network approach, Inf. Storage Retr. 10, 85–95 (1974).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  59. B. G. Ryder, The pfort verifier, Software Pract. Exper. 4, 359–377 (1974).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  60. Multiple Precision Package for the IBM OS/360, Computer Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania (1972).

    Google Scholar 

  61. L. P. Meissner, On Extending Fortran Control Structures to Facilitate Programming, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Report No. 1975-03-21-LPM, University of California (1975).

    Google Scholar 

  62. G. Sutherland, The use of Fortran to move systems from one computer to another, in “Proc. Invitational Workshop on Networks of Computers (NOC-69),” National Security Agency, Ft. George Meade, Maryland (1970).

    Google Scholar 

  63. IBM 1130 Disk Monitor System, Version 2, Programmer’s and Operator’s Guide, IBM Corporation, GC26–3717–8, IBM, Boca Raton, Florida (1971).

    Google Scholar 

  64. RT-11 Reference Manual, Digital Equipment Corporation, DEC-11-ORUGA-A-D, DEC, Maynard, Massachusetts, (1973).

    Google Scholar 

  65. Reference Manual, System Processors, Modular Computer Systems, Inc., 230–1000000–000, modcomp, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (1973).

    Google Scholar 

  66. IBM OS Linkage Editor and Loader, IBM Corporation, GC28–653810, IBM, San Jose, California (1973).

    Google Scholar 

  67. R. S. Butler and P. A. D. deMaine, crams: an automatic chemical reaction analysis modeling system, Top. Curr. Chem. 58, 39–72 (1975).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  68. P. A. D. deMaine and G. K. Springer, A non-statistical program for automatic curve-fitting to linear and non-linear equations, Manage. Inf. 3, 233–250 (1974).

    Google Scholar 

  69. W. J. Polk and G. J. Decker, Large-Scale Data Bases: Issues and Insights, in “15th Ann. Technical Symp.”, National Bureau of Standards, pp. 51–69 (1976).

    Google Scholar 

  70. S. R. Kimbleton and G. M. Schneider, Computer communications networks: approaches, objectives, and performance considerations, Comput. Surv. 7, 129–173 (1975).

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Computer Science Department, 203 Whitmore Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, USA

    P. A. D. deMaine & D. E. Whitten

  2. Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Technische Universität München, Arcisstrasse 21, D-8000, München-2, West Germany

    P. A. D. deMaine & D. E. Whitten

Authors
  1. P. A. D. deMaine
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. D. E. Whitten
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Center for Information Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

    Julius T. Tou

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1978 Plenum Press, New York

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

deMaine, P.A.D., Whitten, D.E. (1978). Design for a Distributed Information Network. In: Tou, J.T. (eds) Advances in Information Systems Science. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9056-9_2

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9056-9_2

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA

  • Print ISBN: 978-1-4615-9058-3

  • Online ISBN: 978-1-4615-9056-9

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation