Developing a heterogeneous distributed operating system

Authors:
Zhongxiu Sun;Xing Xue;Jianqiang Zhou;Peigen Yang;Xihao Xu
Affiliations:
Nanjing University, Nanjing, China;Nanjing University, Nanjing, China;Nanjing University, Nanjing, China;Nanjing University, Nanjing, China;Nanjing University, Nanjingm China
Venue:
ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems Review
Year:
1988

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Abstract

This paper describes the design and current status of a heterogeneous distributed operating system project called ZGL. This project is characterized by its attempt to provide for heterogeneity in both the use of hardware and the use of multiple existing operating systems. The existing operating systems are extended in a way that programs written for a single machine environment will be executed in the network environment without modification or recompilation but still can take advantage of shared hardware and software resources provided by other systems. In order to accommodate this heterogeneity, the project follows the client/server model, and uses a common communication interface for heterogeneous existing client systems to access shared services.