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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Higher Layer Protocols for a Workstation Architecture (Networking, Operating System)

Abstract

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This thesis presents WorkNet and the VSP (Virtual Service Protocol). WorkNet is an extension of transport layer protocols and interprocess communications mechanisms. VSP is an original presentation layer protocol. These protocols are tailored to workstations connected via a local area network. WorkNet is intended to integrate network and non-network I/O, to be flexible, and to allow connection of special purpose hardware indistinguishable from the inclusion of additional software packages. The integration of I/O makes WorkNet a reasonable basis for a message-based network operating system.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Computer Science
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2014

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Whaley, Alfred D.

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Identifier
(UMI)AAI8422174
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/69531

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Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Whaley, Alfred D.. Higher Layer Protocols for a Workstation Architecture (Networking, Operating System). Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/69531