Experience with chorus

Christian Bac, Guy Bernard, Denis Conan, Quang Hong Nguyen, Chantal Taconet

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Abstract

This paper summarizes works done at I.N.T. with Chorus 1 Operating System. It briefly describes Chorus' concepts and abstractions useful to understand our work. Then it focuses on Chorus micro-kernel capabilities and explains how these capabilities have been used to make an experiment allowing the cohabitation between the Chorus micro-kernel and the Macintosh Operating system. Then, it describes how a new subsystem can be built over the microkernel. As an example, it shows how a subsystem which emulates the Macintosh Operating System has been built. Then, it explains how new capabilities can be integrated into an existing subsystem. To illustrate this point, it gives two examples of work we are currently doing on Chorus/MiX running on PCs. The first project adds “Quality of Service” support for distributed multimedia applications; the second one allows “Fault Tolerant” aspects to be taken into account in distributed applications. Finally, we discuss some limitations of Chorus, especially in supporting large networks, and how the system should be extended to address this new feature.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSOFSEM 1995
Subtitle of host publicationTheory and Practice of Informatics - 22nd Seminar on Current Trends in Theory and Practice of Informatics, Proceedings
EditorsMiroslav Bartosek, Jan Staudek, Jiri Wiedermann
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages272-291
Number of pages20
ISBN (Print)3540606092, 9783540606093
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1995
Externally publishedYes
Event22nd International Seminar on Current Trends in Theory and Practice of Informatics, SOFSEM 1995 - Milovy, Czech Republic
Duration: 23 Nov 19951 Dec 1995

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume1012
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference22nd International Seminar on Current Trends in Theory and Practice of Informatics, SOFSEM 1995
Country/TerritoryCzech Republic
CityMilovy
Period23/11/951/12/95

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