A dynamic network architecture

@article{OMalley1992ADN,
  title={A dynamic network architecture},
  author={Sean W. O'Malley and Larry L. Peterson},
  journal={ACM Trans. Comput. Syst.},
  year={1992},
  volume={10},
  pages={110-143}
}
Network software is a critical component of any distributed system. Because of its complexity, network software is commonly layered into a hierarchy of protocols, or more generally, into a protocol graph. Typical protocol graphs—including those standardized in the ISO and TCP/IP network architectures—share three important properties; the protocol graph is simple, the nodes of the graph (protocols) encapsulate complex functionality, and the topology of the graph is relatively static. This paper… 
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