RFS (Remote File System)

Developed by:
Bell Laboratories, USA Andrew P. Rifkin, Michael P. Forbes, Richard L. Hamilton, Michael Sabrio, Suryakanta Shah, and Kang Yueh

Short Description:
RFS adds a new dimension to the user computing environment by providing transparent access to remote files. RFS allows access of all file types, including special devices and named pipes, in addition to allowing file and record locking on remote files. Th e main goal of RFS is to provide users and applications a means of accessing remote files.

Model: client/server, fully integrated
Properties: UNIX-compatible, pipes or streams, crash recovery, synchronization
Transparency: access, location
Running on: Unix System V
Date: 1986Ð?


References:
Andrew P. Rifkin, et. al.: "RFS Architectural Overview", USENIX Summer Conference Proceedings, Atlanta, Georgia, 1986, pp. 248Ð259.

A.P.Rifin, M.P. Forbes, R.L.Hamilton, M.Sabrio, S. Shah, and K. Yueh: "RFS Architectural Overview", AT&T 190 Riover Road, Summit, NJ 07901.


© 1995, Alfred Lupper, Department of Computer Science, University of Ulm