The χ -Kernel: An Architecture for Implementing Network Protocols

Norman C. Hutchinson; Larry L. Peterson

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The χ -Kernel: An Architecture for Implementing Network Protocols

Norman C. Hutchinson, Larry L. Peterson

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This paper describes a new operating system kernel, called the χ -kernel, that provides an explicit architecture for constructing and composing network protocols. Our experience implementing and evaluating several protocols in the χ -kernel shows that this architecture is both general enough to accommodate a wide range of protocols, yet efficient enough to perform competitively with less structured operating systems.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	64-76
Number of pages	13
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
Volume	17
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/32.67579
State	Published - Jan 1991

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