A proposal for an improved network layer of an LAN
Gian Paolo Rossi, C Garavaglia · ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review · 1986
A distributed system is an interconnected network of autonomous processing elements that is characterized by a decentralized control. In the last years, many activities have been addressed to the study and definition of distributed algorithms and languages, in order to design distributed applications and take advantage of the facilities of computer networks.