Distributed systems : an algorithmic approach /

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Author / Creator:Ghosh, Sukumar, author.
Edition:Second edition.
Imprint:Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2015]
©2015
Description:1 online resource (xxix, 512 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Chapman & Hall/CRC computer and information science series
Chapman & Hall/CRC computer and information science series.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13632666
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ISBN:9781466552982
1466552980
9781466553002
1466553006
9781482248128
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 16, 2018).
Summary:""This text presents the material in a clear and straightforward manner, making it accessible to undergraduate students while still maintaining value for experts. The book contains material for both researchers and practitioners, and the new version adds even more relevant and cutting-edge topics in the field while continuing the excellent coverage of the fundamentals. The second version is a natural addition to the bookshelves of anyone interested in distributed algorithms.""--Andrew Berns, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, USA""The main theme of this edition, as in the first edition, is to s.
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Author; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Interprocess Communication : An Overview; Chapter 3: Models for Communication; Chapter 4: Representing Distributed Algorithms : Syntax and Semantics; Chapter 5: Program Correctness; Chapter 6: Time in a Distributed System; Chapter 7: Mutual Exclusion; Chapter 8: Distributed Snapshot; Chapter 9: Global State Collection; Chapter 10: Graph Algorithms; Chapter 11: Coordination Algorithms; Chapter 12: Fault-Tolerant Systems; Chapter 13: Distributed Consensus; Chapter 14: Distributed Transactions.
  • Chapter 15: Group CommunicationChapter 16: Replicated Data Management; Chapter 17: Self-Stabilizing Systems; Chapter 18: Distributed Discrete-Event Simulation; Chapter 19: Security in Distributed Systems; Chapter 20: Sensor Networks; Chapter 21: Social and Peer-to-Peer Networks; References; Back Cover.