Location transparency
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In computer networks location transparency describes names used to identify network resources independent of both the user's location and the resource location.
A distributed system will need to employ a networked scheme for naming resources.
In other words it is an idea that the resources can be accessed by a user from anywhere on the network without knowing where the resource is located. A file could be on the user's own PC, or thousands of miles away on other servers.
[edit] Software using network transparency
These well-known software, or types of software, can or do use network transparency:
- Distributed file systems such as the Andrew File System.
- MythTV back-ends stream, and otherwise interact, with front-ends transparently to the user.
- GNOME virtual filesystem.
- KDE KIO.
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[edit] Network protocols providing location transparency
- It is a standard feature of TIPC to address Port Names regardless of the network Node they were opened on.
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