``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}
}