Table of Contents

• Performance Analysis of a Data-Flow Computer with Variable Resolution ActorsJean-Luc Gaudiot, Milos D. Ercegovac. 2-9
• A Data Flow Machine with Optimization Driven Graph Reduction MechanismMasatoshi Kubo, Tatsuya Kohmoto, Yutaka Ohno. 10-14
• Node Reassignment in a Dataflow SystemVason P. Srini. 15-27
• Heuristic Algorithms for Task Assignment in Distributed SystemsVirginia Mary Lo. 30-39
• Software Allocation Models for Distributed Computing SystemsCamille C. Price, S. Krishnaprasad. 40-48
• An Adaptive Bidding Algorithm For Processes, Clusters and Distributed GroupsJohn A. Stankovic, Inderjit S. Sidhu. 49-59
• GDPL - A Generalized Distributed Programming LanguageKam-Wing Ng, Wai-kit Li. 69-78
• Interference-Freedom in Proofs of CSP ProgramsV. R. Prasad. 79-86
• Optimal Object Allocation in Distributed Computer SystemsArmen Gabrielian, Douglas B. Tyler. 88-95
• Dynamic Task Scheduling in Distributed Real-Time SystemsKrithi Ramamritham, John A. Stankovic. 96-107
• Communications in a Distributed Computer TestbedJonathan M. Silverman. 108-116
• Function Allocation in a Thightly Coupled Signal MultiprocessorC. Murray Woodside, David W. Craig. 118-125
• Task Distribution on Clustered Parallel- or Multiprocessor SystemsHenk J. Sips. 128-130
• On CSMA Protocols Allowing Bounded Channel Access TimesJ. C. Valadier, D. R. Powell. 146-153
• Special or General Purpose End-to-End Transport Mechanisms in Distributed Systems: One ViewRichard W. Watson, Sandra A. Mamrak. 154-165
• The Architecture and Efficiency of DON: A Combinatorial Problem Oriented Multicomputer SystemMasaharu Imai, Yuuji Tateizumi, Yuuji Yoshida, Teruo Fukumura. 174-182
• Distributed Search of Game TreesOssama Ibrahim El-Dessouki, Nevin M. Darwish. 183-191
• Parallel Processing of Tree-like ComputationsDavid A. Carlson. 192-200
• An Approach to Performance Specification of Communication Protocols Using Timed PetrinetsKumkum Garg. 202-212
• Analysis of an Integrated Queuing Model of a Computer Communication NetworkAlexander Thomasian, Paul F. Bay. 213-222
• Performance of a Tree Network with Collision Avoidance SwitchesTatsuya Suda. 223-231
• Distributed SEEDIS: An Information System Using Local Area and Logic Distance NetworksFredric C. Gey, Deane Merrill, John McCarthy, Harvard Holmes. 243-247
• Amaze: A Distributed Multi-Player Game Program using the Distributed V KernelEric J. Berglund, David R. Cheriton. 248-253
• Theoretical Modeling and Analysis of Special Purpose Interconnection NetworksRobert R. Seban, Howard Jay Siegel. 256-265
• Dynamic Accessibility Testing and Path Length Optimization of Multistage Interconnection NetworksDharma P. Agrawal, Ja-Song Leu. 266-277
• An Integrated-Circuit Crossbar Switching System DesignGeorge Broomell, J. Robert Heath. 278-287
• Uniform Access to Distributed Name Interpretation in the V-SystemDavid R. Cheriton, Timothy P. Mann. 290-297
• Naming in Distributed Language SystemsRonald Curtis, Larry D. Wittie. 298-302
• Debugging Tools for Message-Based, Communicating ProcessesEdward T. Smith. 303-310
• The ARC Network: Case Study of a Local Area NetworkMark C. Paulk. 312-318
• Broadcast Communication in StarModThomas J. LeBlanc, Robert P. Cook. 319-325
• Group Communication on NetcomputersAriel J. Frank, Larry D. Wittie, Arthur J. Bernstein. 326-335
• Optimizing the Reliability Provided by Voting MechanismsHector Garcia-Molina, Daniel Barbará. 340-346
• A Failure Tolerant Centralized Mutual Exclusion AlgorithmGael N. Buckley, Abraham Silberschatz. 347-356
• An Event-Synchronized System Architecture for Integrated Hardware and Software Fault-ToleranceSrinivas V. Makam, Algirdas Avizienis. 357-365
• A Semijoin Strategy for Distributed Query OptimizationChin-Wan Chung, Keki B. Irani. 368-377
• Optimizing Fragmented 2-Way JoinsArie Segev. 378-388
• Distributed Query Processing Allowing for Redundant DataYaakov L. Varol, Susan V. Vrbsky. 389-396
• A High-Performance, Multi-Link, Multi-Protocol Data Link Controller for an Experimental Distributed Computer TestbedTammy Chan, Devesh Bhatt, Walter L. Heimerdinger, Larry L. Kinney, Marvin Lum. 398-405
• The Software Architecture of a Distributed Processing SystemN. D. Gammage, L. M. Casey. 414-420
• HELIX: The Architecture of a Distributed File SystemM. Fridrich, William J. Older. 422-431
• Representing Information About FilesJeffrey C. Mogul. 432-439
• A Class of Graphs for Fault-Tolerant Processor InterconnectionsVijay P. Kumar, Sudhakar M. Reddy. 448-460
• Reliability Analysis of an Interconnection NetworkC. S. Raghavendra, Douglas Stott Parker Jr.. 461-471
• A Fault-Tolerant One-Dimensional Cellular StructureRajesh Kumar, F. Gail Gray. 472-483
• A Synchronization Scheme and Its Applications for Large Multiprocessor SystemsChuan-Qi Zhu, Pen-Chung Yew. 486-493
• An Evaluation Method for Analysis of the Weighted Voting Algorithm for Maintaining Replicated DataWarren Smith, Paul Decitre. 494-502
• Performance Evaluation of Database Update Synchronization on Ethernet EnvironmentsGus A. Galatianos, Wang-Chuan Tsai. 503-512
• Distributed Recovery in Fault-Tolerant Multiprocessor NetworksRaif M. Yanney, John P. Hayes. 514-525
• Distributed Execution of Recovery Blocks: An Approach to Uniform Treatment of Hardware and Software FaultsK. H. Kim. 526-532
• Design Considerations for a Fault-Tolerant Distributed Processor SystemKurt Geihs. 533-543
• A Distributed Deadlock Detection Algorithm Based on TimestampsMukul K. Sinha, N. Natarajan. 546-556
• A Kernel for Transaction Oriented Communication in Distributed Database SystemsKurt Rothermel, Bernd Walter. 557-565
• Meta-Activities: Towards Coherent Distributed JobsBrett D. Fleisch. 566-578