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The extension of a local, module-based operating system kernel to a distributed kernel for homogeneous and heterogeneous networks is discussed. This discussion is founded on a widely known software design using Remote Procedure Call. Our purpose is to show how this design can be implemented without any major change of the existing kernel.
A module-based communication system supporting Remote Procedure Call is proposed. Its performance in a homogeneous local area network is discussed by use of a distributed file system. After that, it is shown how the methods that are used thereby can be applied to a distributed system in a heterogeneous network. Therefore, all distributed applications of a homogeneous network can be easily extended to a heterogeneous one. Heterogeneous networks, in this context are networks consisting of one type of node, but different kinds of connections between the nodes. Finally, the actual implementation of the proposed methods in a heterogeneous network is discussed.
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Wagner, B., Schaub, M. (1987). Design and Implementation of an Extendible Distributed System. In: Gerner, N., Spaniol, O. (eds) Kommunikation in Verteilten Systemen. Informatik-Fachberichte, vol 130. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71655-3_19
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