BIB-VERSION:: CS-TR-v2.0
          ID:: STAN//CS-TR-83-973
       ENTRY:: May 29, 1995
ORGANIZATION:: Stanford University, Department of Computer Science
       TITLE:: The distributed V kernel and its performance for diskless
               workstations
        TYPE:: Technical Report
      AUTHOR:: Cheriton, David R.
      AUTHOR:: Zwaenepoel, Willy
        DATE:: July 1983
       PAGES:: 14
    ABSTRACT:: The distributed V kernel is a message-oriented kernel that
               provides uniform local and network interprocess
               communication. It is primarily being used in an environment
               of diskless workstations connected by a high-speed local
               network to a set of file servers. We describe a performance
               evaluation of the kernel, with particular emphasis on the
               cost of network file access. Our results show that over a
               local network:

               1. Diskless workstations can access remole files with minimal
               performance penalty.

               2. The V message facility can be used to access remote files
               at comparable cost to any well-tuned specialized file access
               protocol.

               We conclude that it is feasible to build a distributed system
               with all network communication using the V message facility
               even when most of the network nodes have no secondary
               storage.
       NOTES:: [Adminitrivia V1/Prg/19950529]
         END:: STAN//CS-TR-83-973