Contents

• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Abstract
• Introduction
  • Background
  • Traditional Engineering
  • Noema
• Defining Characteristics of the Noema
  • Knowledge
    • Partial Knowledge
    • Local Knowledge
    • Smart Components
  • Change
    • Constant Change
    • Elaboration Tolerance
    • Constant Death and Replacement
    • No Down Time
    • Periods of Rest
  • Communication
    • Global Communication
    • Asynchronous Communication
    • Languages
  • Organization
    • Distributed
    • Replication and Groups
    • Massive Interdependency
    • Self Fixing and Self Regulating
    • No Master Control
    • Conscience and Unconscious Actions
    • No System-Wide Clock
    • No Global State
    • Catalyst
    • Common Building Blocks
  • Security
    • A Security (Immune) System
    • Unique Name Space
    • Authentication and Authorization
  • Persistence
    • Persistent Components
  • Boundaries
    • Environment
    • Recycling System
    • Peripherals
• Noemi
  • The Human Body
  • A Market Economy
  • Distributed Computing System
• A Noemic Design Paradigm
  • Paradigms
  • The Noema Process
• Theory and Examples
  • Comparison Criteria
  • Simplest System
  • Replicated System
  • Complex Replicated System
  • Theorems
    • Elaboration Tolerance
    • High Establishing Cost
    • Noema Computational Power
• An Example
  • Introduction
  • Background
    • Physical Link
    • Network Layer
    • Transport
  • Noema based Internet
    • Unique Identity
    • Principal
    • Authentication
    • Authorization
    • Data Protection
      • Data Consistency
      • Data Privacy
    • Name Spaces
      • Services
      • Principals
      • Unique Identity
    • Security
      • Protect
      • Detect
      • Confine
      • Repair
    • Persistent Storage
    • Many Supporting Services
    • Principal to Principal Communication
    • Program Communication
• Glossary
• Acronym Key
• References
• Index
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