4. ICDCS 1984: San Francisco, California, USA

Data Flow Systems

• Jean-Luc Gaudiot, Milos D. Ercegovac: Performance Analysis of a Data-Flow Computer with Variable Resolution Actors. 2-9
• Masatoshi Kubo, Tatsuya Kohmoto, Yutaka Ohno: A Data Flow Machine with Optimization Driven Graph Reduction Mechanism. 10-14
• Vason P. Srini: Node Reassignment in a Dataflow System. 15-27

Distributed Task Scheduling

• Virginia Mary Lo: Heuristic Algorithms for Task Assignment in Distributed Systems. 30-39
• Camille C. Price, S. Krishnaprasad: Software Allocation Models for Distributed Computing Systems. 40-48
• John A. Stankovic, Inderjit S. Sidhu: An Adaptive Bidding Algorithm For Processes, Clusters and Distributed Groups. 49-59

Distributed Programming

• B. N. Malm, G. M. Flachs: Algorithm Modeling on Distributed Systems. 62-68
• Kam-Wing Ng, Wai-kit Li: GDPL - A Generalized Distributed Programming Language. 69-78
• V. R. Prasad: Interference-Freedom in Proofs of CSP Programs. 79-86

Software Allocation to Distributed Hardware

• Armen Gabrielian, Douglas B. Tyler: Optimal Object Allocation in Distributed Computer Systems. 88-95
• Krithi Ramamritham, John A. Stankovic: Dynamic Task Scheduling in Distributed Real-Time Systems. 96-107
• Jonathan M. Silverman: Communications in a Distributed Computer Testbed. 108-116

Resource Allocation

• C. Murray Woodside, David W. Craig: Function Allocation in a Thightly Coupled Signal Multiprocessor. 118-125
• Henk J. Sips: Task Distribution on Clustered Parallel- or Multiprocessor Systems. 128-130
• Steven M. Jacobs, Larry V. Johnson, Odette Khedr: A Technique for Systems Architecture Analysis and Design Applied to the Satellite Ground System (SGS). 131-140

Protocols for Local Area Networks

• J. C. Valadier, D. R. Powell: On CSMA Protocols Allowing Bounded Channel Access Times. 146-153
• Richard W. Watson, Sandra A. Mamrak: Special or General Purpose End-to-End Transport Mechanisms in Distributed Systems: One View. 154-165
• Tai-Ming Parng, Shing-Chong Chang: Logical Design of High Level Protocols for Local Area Network. 166-172

Parallel Algorithms

• Masaharu Imai, Yuuji Tateizumi, Yuuji Yoshida, Teruo Fukumura: The Architecture and Efficiency of DON: A Combinatorial Problem Oriented Multicomputer System. 174-182
• Ossama Ibrahim El-Dessouki, Nevin M. Darwish: Distributed Search of Game Trees. 183-191
• David A. Carlson: Parallel Processing of Tree-like Computations. 192-200

Network Performance Analysis

• Kumkum Garg: An Approach to Performance Specification of Communication Protocols Using Timed Petrinets. 202-212
• Alexander Thomasian, Paul F. Bay: Analysis of an Integrated Queuing Model of a Computer Communication Network. 213-222
• Tatsuya Suda: Performance of a Tree Network with Collision Avoidance Switches. 223-231

Special Applications

• Joseph F. Springer: The Architecture and Operation of a Multiple Microcomputer ESM Signal Processing System. 234-242
• Fredric C. Gey, Deane Merrill, John McCarthy, Harvard Holmes: Distributed SEEDIS: An Information System Using Local Area and Logic Distance Networks. 243-247
• Eric J. Berglund, David R. Cheriton: Amaze: A Distributed Multi-Player Game Program using the Distributed V Kernel. 248-253

Interconnection Networks

• Robert R. Seban, Howard Jay Siegel: Theoretical Modeling and Analysis of Special Purpose Interconnection Networks. 256-265
• Dharma P. Agrawal, Ja-Song Leu: Dynamic Accessibility Testing and Path Length Optimization of Multistage Interconnection Networks. 266-277
• George Broomell, J. Robert Heath: An Integrated-Circuit Crossbar Switching System Design. 278-287

Distributed Naming and Debegging

• David R. Cheriton, Timothy P. Mann: Uniform Access to Distributed Name Interpretation in the V-System. 290-297
• Ronald Curtis, Larry D. Wittie: Naming in Distributed Language Systems. 298-302
• Edward T. Smith: Debugging Tools for Message-Based, Communicating Processes. 303-310

Local Area Network Case Studies

• Mark C. Paulk: The ARC Network: Case Study of a Local Area Network. 312-318
• Thomas J. LeBlanc, Robert P. Cook: Broadcast Communication in StarMod. 319-325
• Ariel J. Frank, Larry D. Wittie, Arthur J. Bernstein: Group Communication on Netcomputers. 326-335

Synchronization in Distributed Fault-Tolerant Systems

• Hector Garcia-Molina, Daniel Barbará: Optimizing the Reliability Provided by Voting Mechanisms. 340-346
• Gael N. Buckley, Abraham Silberschatz: A Failure Tolerant Centralized Mutual Exclusion Algorithm. 347-356
• Srinivas V. Makam, Algirdas Avizienis: An Event-Synchronized System Architecture for Integrated Hardware and Software Fault-Tolerance. 357-365

Distributed Query Processing

• Chin-Wan Chung, Keki B. Irani: A Semijoin Strategy for Distributed Query Optimization. 368-377
• Arie Segev: Optimizing Fragmented 2-Way Joins. 378-388
• Yaakov L. Varol, Susan V. Vrbsky: Distributed Query Processing Allowing for Redundant Data. 389-396

Control Architectures

• Tammy Chan, Devesh Bhatt, Walter L. Heimerdinger, Larry L. Kinney, Marvin Lum: A High-Performance, Multi-Link, Multi-Protocol Data Link Controller for an Experimental Distributed Computer Testbed. 398-405
• André M. Van Tilborg: Guardian: Decentralized Control of an Embedded Multimicroprocessor. 406-413
• N. D. Gammage, L. M. Casey: The Software Architecture of a Distributed Processing System. 414-420

Distributed Database Systems

• M. Fridrich, William J. Older: HELIX: The Architecture of a Distributed File System. 422-431
• Jeffrey C. Mogul: Representing Information About Files. 432-439
• I. M. MacLeod: Data Consistency in Sensor-Based Distributed Computer Control Systems. 440-446

Fault-Tolerant Networks

• Vijay P. Kumar, Sudhakar M. Reddy: A Class of Graphs for Fault-Tolerant Processor Interconnections. 448-460
• C. S. Raghavendra, Douglas Stott Parker Jr.: Reliability Analysis of an Interconnection Network. 461-471
• Rajesh Kumar, F. Gail Gray: A Fault-Tolerant One-Dimensional Cellular Structure. 472-483

Distributed Synchronization Algorithms

• Chuan-Qi Zhu, Pen-Chung Yew: A Synchronization Scheme and Its Applications for Large Multiprocessor Systems. 486-493
• Warren Smith, Paul Decitre: An Evaluation Method for Analysis of the Weighted Voting Algorithm for Maintaining Replicated Data. 494-502
• Gus A. Galatianos, Wang-Chuan Tsai: Performance Evaluation of Database Update Synchronization on Ethernet Environments. 503-512

Recovery in Fault-Tolerant Distributed Systems

• Raif M. Yanney, John P. Hayes: Distributed Recovery in Fault-Tolerant Multiprocessor Networks. 514-525
• K. H. Kim: Distributed Execution of Recovery Blocks: An Approach to Uniform Treatment of Hardware and Software Faults. 526-532
• Kurt Geihs: Design Considerations for a Fault-Tolerant Distributed Processor System. 533-543

Distributed Control Algorithms

• Mukul K. Sinha, N. Natarajan: A Distributed Deadlock Detection Algorithm Based on Timestamps. 546-556
• Kurt Rothermel, Bernd Walter: A Kernel for Transaction Oriented Communication in Distributed Database Systems. 557-565
• Brett D. Fleisch: Meta-Activities: Towards Coherent Distributed Jobs. 566-578