The Tempest: A framework for safe, resource-assured, programmable networks

IEEE Communications Magazine

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 42-53

  Rooney, Sean ^a,c,d,e   Van Der Merwe, Jacobus E ^b,e,f,g   Crosby, Simon A ^a,e,h,i,j,k   Leslie, Ian M ^a,e,l  

^a Cambridge Computer Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^b AT AND T LABS RESEARCH   (United States)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^g AT AND T LABS RESEARCH   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

ⁱ STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^j University of Stellenbosch ^*  (South Africa)

^k FITZWILLIAM COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^l UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE; PROGRAMMED CONTROL SYSTEMS; TELECOMMUNICATION;

PROGRAMMABLE NETWORKS;

TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

EID: 0032184579     PISSN: 01636804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/35.722136     Document Type: Article

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