PREFACE 1 CHARACTERIZATION OF DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS 2 SYSTEM MODELS 3 NETWORKING AND INTERNETWORKING 4 INTERPROCESS COMMUNICATION 5 DISTRIBUTED OBJECTS AND REMOTE INVOCATION 6 OPERATING SYSTEM SUPPORT 7 SECURITY 8 DISTRIBUTED FLLE SYSTEMS 9 NAME SERVICES 10 TIME AND GLOBAL STATES 11 COORDINATION AND AGREEMENT 12 TRANSACTIONS AND CONCURRENCY CONTROL 13 DISTRIBUTED TRANSACTIONS 14 REPLICAION 15 DISTRIBUTED MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS 16 DISTRIBUTED SHARED MEMORY 17 CORBA CASE STUDY 18 MACH CASE STUDY REFERENCES INDEX