P2P Apps (II).ppt

P2P Apps (II) CS 598 IG 23rd February, 2006 Mehedi Bakht END-TO-END ARGUMENTS IN SYSTEM DESIGN J. H. Saltzer, D.P. Reed and D. D. Clark M.I.T Laboratory for Computer Science About the paper One of the most widely cited/read papers in systems No number, graphcis,etc ! The reasoning in this paper is behind many of the design decisions in today’s network The Argument Define when it is applicable: “The function in question can completely and correctly be implemented only with the knowledge and help of the application standing at the endpoints of the communication system…” Regardless of what happens in the communication systems, correct operation can only be verified by endpoints. The Argument Define when it is applicable: “The function in question can completely and correctly be implemented only with the knowledge and help of the application standing at the endpoints of the communication system…” Is it possible to completely ensure integrity due to probabilistic nature of integrity checks? The Argument Define the consequence: “… Therefore, providing that questioned function as a feature of the communication system itself is not possible…” If you can’t do it properly, don’t do it at all. The Argument Define the exception: “… (Sometimes an incomplete version of the function provided by the communication system may be useful as a performance enhancement.)” Its not a hard and fast rule, there are special cases where the benefit outweighs the cost. Careful File Transfer Copy/Move file from HD on Computer A to HD on Computer B Careful File Transfer Possible threats to an accurate transfer: Disk error Software error (OS, File transfer program, Network driver) Hardware error Communication system System crash Careful File Transfer Solution 1: Point-to-Point Reinforce each step of process (timeout, retry, etc.) Goal: Reduce probability of each threat to an acceptably small value Could be hard to do, each step must be full-proof Could be inefficient, extra checking Solution