Distributed Systems Principles and Paradigms

Name: Distributed Systems Principles and Paradigms
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ISBN: 9780130888938

ISBN-10: 0130888931

ISBN-13: 9780130888938

Edition: 2002

Authors: Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Maarten Van Steen

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For courses on Distributed Systems, Distributed Operating Systems, and Advanced Operating Systems focusing on distributed systems found in departments of Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering. Distributed systems are common. Computer scientists and engineers need to understand how the principles and paradigms underlying distributed systems software and be familiar with several real world examples. No other book systematically examines the underlying principles and how they are applied to a wide variety of distributed systems with the depth and clarity of this presentation.

Book details

List price: $108.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 9/26/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 803
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.75" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.992
Language: English




Introduction


Definition of a Distributed System


Goals


Hardware Concepts


Software Concepts


The Client-Server Model



Communication


Layered Protocols


Remote Procedure Call


Remote Object Invocation


Message-Oriented Communication


Stream-Oriented Communication



Processes


Threads


Clients


Servers


Code Migration


Software Agents



Naming


Naming Entities


Locating Mobile Entities


Removing Unreferenced Entities



Synchronization


Clock Synchronization


Logical Clocks


Global State


Election Algorithms


Mutual Exclusion


Distributed Transactions



Consistency and Replication


Introduction


Data-Centric Consistency Models


Client-Centric Consistency Models


Distribution Protocols


Consistency Protocols


Examples



Fault Tolerance


Introduction to Fault Tolerance


Process Resilience


Reliable Client-Server Communication


Reliable Group Communication


Distributed Commit


Recovery



Security


Introduction to Security


Secure Channels


Access Control


Security Management


Example: Kerberos


Example: SEASAME


Example: Electronic Payment Systems



Distributed Object-Based Systems


CORBA


Distributed COM


Globe


Comparison of CORBA, DCOM, and Globe



Distributed File Systems


Sun Network File System


The Coda File System


Other Distributed File Systems


Comparison of Distributed File Systems



Distributed Document-Based Systems


The World Wide Web


Lotus Notes


Comparison of WWW and Lotus Notes



Distributed Coordination-Based Systems


Introduction to Coordination Models


TIB/Rendezvous


Jini


Comparison of TIB/Rendezvous and Jini



Bibliography and Suggested Readings


Suggestions for Further Reading


Alphabetical Bibliography


Index