Axon: network virtual storage design

  • Authors:
  • James P. G. Sterbenz;Gurudatta M. Parulkar

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-

  • Venue:
  • ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review
  • Year:
  • 1990

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Abstract

This paper describes the design of network virtual storage (NVS) in the Axon host communication architecture for distributed applications. The Axon project is investigating an integrated design of host architecture, operating systems, and communication protocols to allow applications to utilise the high bandwidth provided by the next generation of communication networks. NVS extends segmented paged virtual storage management and address translation mechanisms to include segments located across an internetwork. This provides the ability to efficiently use the shared memory paradigm in non-local environments, as well as the support for a very high speed end-to-end data path between demanding applications such as scientific visualisation and imaging.