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From: ken@gvax.cs.cornell.edu (Ken Birman)
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Subject: New Technical Report available
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Date: 17 Oct 90 16:01:03 GMT
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The technical report described below can be obtained by copying,
using anonymous binary-mode FTP, the following file from
cu-arpa.cs.cornell.edu:  pub/wan.ps.Z.  The paper can also
be requested in hard-copy, by email to isis@cs.cornell.edu.

Uncompress this file to obtain a postscript file that can be
printed on any post-script compatible printer.

Title: Designing Application Software in Wide Area Network Settings

Authors: Mesaac Makpangou and Ken Birman

Abstract:

Progress in methodologies for developing robust local area network
software has not been matched by similar results for wide-area settings.
In this paper, we consider the design of application software spanning
multiple local area environments.  For important classes of applications,
simple design techniques are presented that yield fault-tolerant wide area
programs.  An implementation of these techniques as a set of tools for
use within the ISIS system is described.

Keywords: Process-groups, ISIS, fault-tolerance, wide-area protocols,
network partitions.