A simulation based analysis of naming schemes for distributed systems

Taieb B. Znati, Judith Molka

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Abstract

As the internet grows in size and number of users, the way in which resources are identified and accessed becomes increasingly important. This implies the need for an efficient naming service. A naming service is a facility that enables clients to name objects, and subsequently use these names to locate these objects. Developing a naming facility and choosing the naming conventions involves a tradeoff between performance, user friendliness, object mobility, availability of naming information, individual autonomy, storage space requirement, and the cost of maintaining data consistency. The purpose of this paper is to analyze three different naming schemes in a wide area network, and study the impact of design parameters such as transmission capabilities, cache hit ratio, and servers' rate of failure on the performance of a naming facility.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 25th Annual Symposium on Simulation, ANSS 1992
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages42-51
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)0818627654, 9780818627651
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 6 1992
Externally publishedYes
Event25th Annual Symposium on Simulation, ANSS 1992 - Orlando, United States
Duration: Apr 6 1992Apr 9 1992

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 25th Annual Symposium on Simulation, ANSS 1992

Conference

Conference25th Annual Symposium on Simulation, ANSS 1992
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando
Period4/6/924/9/92

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Modelling and Simulation

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