Runtime

Synx BIOS

The network operating system. Not a computer's firmware.

It is the command line for the layer you own: administer services, share or transfer a data source, and see what belongs to you.

XML is the default. A client with domain ownership can switch a live connection to JSON without dropping it.

  • Command line by ownershipFor the layer you own.
  • Administer servicesSee what belongs to you.
  • Transfer a data sourceHand it to the next owner.
  • Changes while liveWithout dropping the connection.

Built for a live network

Synx BIOS was introduced in 2008. It was designed for the limits of the web as it is usually built, and it stays backwards compatible with the linking topology of the World Wide Web. Applications still use ordinary web technology. What changes is how network resources are managed.

It is a decentralized operating layer in the stack, not firmware on a machine. The principles it was built around are real-time data transport, scalability, data kept separate from the application, event-driven distribution, and interoperability.

Ownership in each layer

The communication layers are kept apart, so ownership can be applied in the layer a person actually holds. A consumer can control their data. They do not get the application layer. The service provider configures the application layer. The domain owner holds the domain.

Domain, service, links, and network-resource ownership can all be changed at runtime. XML is the default language. JSON is available too, and a client with domain ownership can switch a live connection to JSON without dropping it. The same stack speaks HTTP, HTTPS, and WebSocket, stateful or stateless.

A service can be private or public. Private means another root domain cannot turn the link on. Public means a service on another domain can form an active link.

FAQ

What is Synx BIOS, if it is not a computer BIOS?

It is the decentralized operating layer of the network, not firmware on a machine. It is the command line for the layer you own.

When was it introduced?

Synx BIOS was introduced in 2008. It stays backwards compatible with the linking topology of the World Wide Web.

What was it built around?

Real-time data transport, scalability, data kept separate from the application, event-driven distribution, and interoperability.

Who holds which layer?

A consumer can control their data. The service provider configures the application layer. The domain owner holds the domain.

Can a live connection change format?

XML is the default. A client with domain ownership can switch a live connection to JSON without dropping it.

Which channels does it speak?

HTTP, HTTPS, and WebSocket, stateful or stateless, in XML or JSON.

What is a private service?

Private means another root domain cannot turn the link on. Public means a service on another domain can form an active link.