@PhdThesis{frachtenberg03:PhD,
  Author =       {Eitan Frachtenberg},
  Title =        {Leveraging Modern Interconnects for Parallel System
                  Software},
  School =       {School of Computer Science and Engineering, Hebrew
                  University},
  Year =         {2003},
  Address =      {Jerusalem, Israel},
  Month =        dec,
  Annote =       {The premise behind this dissertation is that system
                  software can be dramatically improved in terms of
                  performance, scalability, reliability, and
                  simplicity by making use of the features offered by
                  modern interconnects. Unlike single-node operating
                  systems, most of a cluster's system software tasks
                  involve efficient global synchronization of
                  resources. As such, parallel system software can be
                  designed to benefit from the novel hardware features
                  offered by contemporary interconnection
                  technology. This dissertation promotes the idea of
                  treating a cluster's operating system as any other
                  high-performance parallel application, and
                  increasing its reliance on synchronization abilities
                  while reducing its per-node complexity and
                  redundancy.},
  Note =         {Available from \url{http://www.cs.huji.ac.il/etcs/pubs/}},
}