Internetwide network computing - client side

This work concentrates on the developing Network Computing technology. The new FOKUS-developed approach based on the Internet Service Management Protocol (ISMP) is introduced. This approach to the automatization of accessing services over the Internet extends the contemporary intranet NC reference model to an internetwide scale, accomplishes the administration of NCs and provides users with increased mobility. The concept and technical issues of the client-side are the subject of this work. System architecture is introduced, ISMP is defined and analyzed, and technical solutions are discussed on a more detailed level. Final chapters cover a prototypical Java implementation.