Course: Distributed operating systems

Naming in Distributed Systems

Naming in Distributed Systems

• Objectives of the name service
  Features of the naming system

• Name
  Names types
  Name space or name structure
  Name context
• Name Classes
  User names
  System names
• Address
• Route
  Addresses and mapping
• Naming Service
  Name location
  Naming facility
  Model of naming system
  Naming service
  Name server
  Name distribution
  Name resolution
  Locating name server(s)
  Locating objects
• Name Caches