Protium, an infrastructure for partitioned applications

Cliff Young; Y.N. Lakshman; Tom Szymanski; John Reppy; David Presotto; Rob Pike; Girija Narlikar; Sape Mullender; Eric Grosse

doi:10.1109/HOTOS.2001.990060

Protium, an infrastructure for partitioned applications

Cliff Young, Y.N. Lakshman, Tom Szymanski, John Reppy, David Presotto, Rob Pike, Girija Narlikar, Sape Mullender, Eric Grosse

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Abstract

Remote access feels different from local access. The major issues are consistency (machines vary in GUIs, applications, and devices) and responsiveness (the user must wait for network and server delays). Protium attacks these by partitioning programs into local viewers that connect to remote services using application-specific protocols. Partitioning allows viewers to be customized to adapt to local features and limitations. Services are responsible for maintaining long-term state. Viewers manage the user interface and use state to reduce communication between viewer and service, reducing latency whenever possible. System infrastructure sits between the viewer and service, supporting replication, consistency, session management, and multiple simultaneous viewers. The prototype system includes an editor, a draw program, a PDF viewer, a map database, a music jukebox, and windowing system support. It runs on servers, workstations, PCs, and PDAs under Plan 9, Linux, and Windows; services and viewers have been written in C, Java, and Concurrent ML.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	8th Workshop on Hot Topics in Operating Systems (HOTOS)
Place of Publication	Los Alamitos, CA
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	47-52
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	0-7695-1040-X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/HOTOS.2001.990060
Publication status	Published - May 2001
Event	8th Workshop on Hot Topics in Operating Systems 2001 - Elmau, Germany Duration: 20 May 2001 → 22 May 2001 Conference number: 8

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Conference	8th Workshop on Hot Topics in Operating Systems 2001
Abbreviated title	HOTOS 2001
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Elmau
Period	20/05/01 → 22/05/01

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IR-36889

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