CAREER: Delivering Computational Services over the Internet

这一综合研究和教育提案描述了一种新的以服务器为中心的计算方法，其前提是网络速度和普遍性的进步创造了计算机实用程序可以通过互联网向最终用户提供计算服务的条件。本实用新型所描述的计算机是一种用户的整个计算环境，包括所有应用程序、数据和窗口系统，驻留在专业管理的服务器上的计算机。然后，用户可以从任何支持互联网的客户端设备访问他们的计算环境。提议的研究将集中在三个领域：(1)远程显示技术，使远程图形访问应用程序无需任何应用程序修改；(2)服务器资源管理机制，为大量交互用户提供有保证的性能水平；(3)服务器集群资源管理，将有效地负载平衡，分配，并可靠地从服务器集群向用户和用户组提供计算资源。该提案还描述了如何将研究应用并与课程开发工作相结合，以开发一个用于教学系统课程（特别是操作系统）的it远程学习教育实验室。

This integrated research and education proposal describes a newserver-centric approach to computing based on the premise thatadvances in network speed and ubiquity have created the conditions inwhich a computer utility can be used to deliver computational servicesover the Internet to end users. The computer utility model describedis one in which users' entire computing environment, including allapplications, data, and the window system, reside onprofessionally-managed servers. Users can then access their computingenvironments from any Internet-enabled client device. The proposedresearch will focus on three areas: (1) remote display technologies toenable remote graphical access to applications without requiring anyapplication modifications, (2) server resource management mechanismsto deliver guaranteed levels of performance to large numbers ofinteractive users, and (3) server cluster resource management thatwill effectively load balance, allocate, and reliably providecomputing resources from a cluster of servers to users and groups ofusers. The proposal also describes how the research will be appliedand integrated with curriculum development efforts to develop an ITdistance learning education laboratory for teaching systems courses,particularly operating systems.