Ebook: Hector Heterogeneous Computers Together A Joint Project of IBM and the University of Karlsruhe: Volume II: Basic Projects

The present volume and volume I "Hector: New Ways in Education and Research" present the results of HECTOR, the four year cooperation project between the Univer­ sity of Karlsruhe and IBM Germany (represented by the European Networking Center and Scientific Center in Heidelberg as well as IBM Research in Riischlikon). The pro­ ject was started in spring 1984 and will end in April 1988 with a congress. This congress addresses the scientific community to present experiences and results with a program of lectures and demonstrations. The HECTOR Project has two major aspects: the first is to explore new ways in uni­ versity education. The second aspect of HECTOR comprises basic research work to develop new technological concepts for the establishment of computer communication networks, supporting academic research and education in all disciplines. The underlying concept is that now and in the future, computer, software and commu­ nication systems which are required for the broad range of scientific and educational tasks will be of different technical orientation and made by different manufacturers. These diverse systems will, however, need to coexist and cooperate side by side. Today, in most cases, different hardware and software architectures of different manu­ facturers prevent a scientist or student from choosing freely the computer and software which offers the best alternative for solving his or her current problem. The mutual cooperation of the academic users is also hindered substantially by the many incompa­ tibilities present. The users' future is therefore transparency in a heterogeneous envi­ ronment.

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This volume and volume I "HECTOR - New Ways in Education and Research" present the results of HECTOR, a four-year cooperation from 1984 to 1988 between the University of Karlsruhe and IBM Germany. The HECTOR Project has two major aspects: the first is to explore new ways in university education and is presented in volume I. The second aspect of HECTOR comprises basic research work on developing new technological concepts for the establishment of computer communication networks, supporting academic research and education in all disciplines. The underlying concept is that now and in the future, computer, software and communication systems which are required for the broad range of scientific and educational tasks will be of different technical orientation and made by different manufacturers. The main objective presented in this volume is how to develop a transparent user interface giving access to all services available in the network independent of the system on which the function is implemented.

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This volume and volume I "HECTOR - New Ways in Education and Research" present the results of HECTOR, a four-year cooperation from 1984 to 1988 between the University of Karlsruhe and IBM Germany. The HECTOR Project has two major aspects: the first is to explore new ways in university education and is presented in volume I. The second aspect of HECTOR comprises basic research work on developing new technological concepts for the establishment of computer communication networks, supporting academic research and education in all disciplines. The underlying concept is that now and in the future, computer, software and communication systems which are required for the broad range of scientific and educational tasks will be of different technical orientation and made by different manufacturers. The main objective presented in this volume is how to develop a transparent user interface giving access to all services available in the network independent of the system on which the function is implemented.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-X
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
HECTOR Project....Pages 2-10
LAN and OSI Based Heterogeneous Campus Networks....Pages 11-27
Front Matter....Pages 29-29
Introduction....Pages 30-31
Cooperative Processing in Heterogeneous Computer Networks....Pages 32-50
A Portability Environment for Communication Software....Pages 51-79
Generic Support for Distributed Processing in Heterogeneous Networks....Pages 80-109
Directories and Orientation in Heterogeneous Networks....Pages 110-125
Authentication and Authorization in Resource Sharing Networks....Pages 126-139
Transparent Access to Remote Files in Heterogeneous Networks....Pages 140-168
A Remote Execution Service in a Heterogeneous Network....Pages 169-182
Controlling Distributed User Tasks in Heterogeneous Networks....Pages 183-197
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
Introduction....Pages 200-200
OSI Communication Services in a Heterogeneous Environment....Pages 201-214
Implementation of the OSI Transport Service in a Heterogeneous Environment....Pages 215-241
OSI-Internetworking: Realization and Performance Analysis....Pages 242-269
Protocol Test Tools and Test Methods....Pages 270-285
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Introduction....Pages 288-288
Object-Oriented Databases for Robot Programming....Pages 289-303
Front Matter....Pages 304-331
R2D2: An Integration Tool for CIM....Pages 332-354
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Introduction....Pages 355-372
A System for User Guidance in an Academic Computer Network....Pages 373-373
KESS: A hybrid expert system shell....Pages 374-375
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