``End-to-end Arguments in System Design'' by J. Saltzer, D. Reed, and D. Clark. {ACM Transactions on Computer Systems}, vol. 2, Nov. 1984, pp. 277-288.
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@article{Saltzer84, author = {J. Saltzer and D. Reed and D. Clark}, title = {{End-to-end Arguments in System Design}}, journal = {{ACM Transactions on Computer Systems}}, volume = {2}, pages = {277--288}, month = nov, year = {1984} }