SMPL : a network architecture for collaborative distributed services
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Rocha, Carols A. (Carlos Andres Rocha Penagos)
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Network architecture for collaborative distributed services
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Program In Media Arts and Sciences
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John Maeda.
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This thesis proposes a network architecture, called SMPL, for the design and development of collaboration-oriented, distributed applications over the Internet. The goal of SMPL is to enable the development of applications that easily integrate the capabilities of different types of computing resources, software platforms, and data repositories across the Internet transcending the level of a single device. SMPL proposes a new abstraction of the Internet as a network composed of services, resources, and capabilities instead of just machines. The SMPL architecture distributes resources through a peer-to-peer network of service providers. The design of SMPL encourages developers to add value to the system by facilitating the creation of new functionalities based upon compositions of the existing ones.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts and Sciences, 2005. Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-89).
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2005Department
Program in Media Arts and Sciences (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Architecture. Program In Media Arts and Sciences