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This paper proposes a taxonomy for classifying networks of virtual machines in terms of the complexity of the communication mechanisms and the layering of communication functions. It shows how four currently implemented networks using (1) the virtual service machine approach, (2) embedding of communication functions in the control program, (3) a packet switching communication subnetwork and (4) a multiprocessor system fit into this framework. Implications for future developments are then discussed.
This paper does not necessarily express the official views or judgment of the Naval Surface Weapons Center.
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Goldberg, R.P., Mager, P.S., Perry, J.G. (1979). Virtual Machines and Distributed Processing. In: Siegert, H.J. (eds) Virtuelle Maschinen. Informatik-Fachberichte, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67415-0_13
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