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    "abstract": "The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) control\nsystem uses a nameserver to reduce system response time and to minimize the\nimpact of client name resolution on front-end computers. The control system is\nbased on the Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System (EPICS), which\nuses name-based broadcasts to initiate data communication. By default, when\nEPICS process variables (PV) are requested by client applications, all\nfront-end computers receive the broadcasts and perform name resolution\nprocessing against local channel name lists. The nameserver is used to offload\nthe name resolution task to a single node. This processing, formerly done on\nall front-end computers, is now done only by the nameserver. In a control\nsystem with heavily loaded front-end computers and high peak client connection\nloads, a significant performance improvement is seen. This paper describes the\nname server in more detail, and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of\nmaking name resolution a centralized service.",
    "arxiv_id": "physics/0111078",
    "authors": [
      "J. Sage",
      "M. H. Bickley",
      "K. S. White"
    ],
    "categories": [
      "physics.acc-ph"
    ],
    "journal_ref": "eConf C011127:THAP074,2001",
    "title": "Using A Nameserver to Enhance Control System Efficiency",
    "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0111078"
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