VMTP as the transport layer for high-performance distributed systems

The authors identify and discuss three major categories of deficiencies in current transport protocols: performance, naming, and functionality. They describe the design of the Versatile Message Transaction Protocol (VMTP) and some performance measurements of the protocol used in the V-Distributed Sy...

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Published in:IEEE communications magazine 1989-06, Vol.27 (6), p.37-44
Main Authors: Cheriton, D.R., Williamson, C.L.
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Communication switching
Costs
Distributed computing
File servers
Network interfaces
Optical fiber LAN
Space technology
Throughput
Transport protocols
Workstations
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Summary:The authors identify and discuss three major categories of deficiencies in current transport protocols: performance, naming, and functionality. They describe the design of the Versatile Message Transaction Protocol (VMTP) and some performance measurements of the protocol used in the V-Distributed System. They show that VMTP addresses all of the above issues within a single protocol without significant compromise.< >
ISSN:0163-6804
1558-1896
DOI:10.1109/35.29547