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Network Operating System
The requirement document for a Network Operating System (NOS) follows.
Introduction
Goals
Simple
High Availability
Support Change
Support Longevity
Legacy Support
Local Machine Autonomy
Components: Things and Actions
Universal Unique Identity (UUID)
Principal
Authentication
Authorization
Data Privacy
Process Management
Network Binary
Distributed File System
Disk Space Management
NOS CPU Scheduling
System Commands and Shell
Run Time Library Support
Memory Management
I/O and Peripheral Device Management
Networking
Time
Transaction
Distributed Locks
States
Typical Scenarios
Day-to-Day
Machine Setup
Customer Setup
Service Setup
NOS Setup
Peripheral Device Setup
NOS development
Atypical Scenarios
Bring the NOS Down
Remove a Machine or Service
Ronald LeRoi Burback
1998-12-14
