Communications of the ACM
Distribution of mathematical software via electronic mail
Communications of the ACM
The CSNET information server: automatic document distribution using electronic mail
ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review
The matrix: computer networks and conferencing systems worldwide
The matrix: computer networks and conferencing systems worldwide
Protocols for large data transfers over local networks
SIGCOMM '85 Proceedings of the ninth symposium on Data communications
Mixed solutions for the deadlock problem
Communications of the ACM
Deadlock-free packet switching networks
STOC '79 Proceedings of the eleventh annual ACM symposium on Theory of computing
Deadlock- and livelock-free packet switching networks
STOC '80 Proceedings of the twelfth annual ACM symposium on Theory of computing
Resource management in application level message transfer systems
Resource management in application level message transfer systems
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Application level message transfer systems, primarily used to transport electronic mail, have several unique characteristics that make using existing methods of dealing with deadlock impractical. The special requirements for the efficient transport of application level messages are discussed and a description of a hierarchical scheme that meets these requirements is given. For networks consisting of interconnected clusters of computers, the structured buffer pool technique can be combined with other deadlock-free message transport schemes to form a network-wide, deadlock-free message transport facility. A properly chosen hierarchical system has the advantages of the individual schemes while lessening the impact of their disadvantages. The hierarchical scheme is also applicable to packet-switched and datagram-based networks.