Transaction Processing in the Common Node of a Distributed Function Laboratory Computer System
F. W. Stubblefield, D. Gerd Dimmler · IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science · 1975
A computer network architecture consisting of a common node processor for managing peripherals and files and a number of private node processors for laboratory experiment control is briefly reviewed. Central to the problem of private node-common node communication is the concept of a transaction. The collection of procedures and the data structures associated with a transaction are described. The common node properties assigned to a transaction and procedures required for its complete processing are discussed.