Elements of Distributed ComputingISBN: 978-0-471-03600-5
Hardcover
448 pages
May 2002, Wiley-IEEE Press
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Foreword.
Preface.
Introduction.
Model of a Computation.
Logical Clocks.
Verifying Clock Algorithms.
Clocks of Different Dimensions.
Mutual Exclusion: Using Timestamps.
Mutual Exclusion: Tokens and Quorums.
Drinking Philosophers Problem.
Leader Election.
Global State.
Observing Global Predicates.
Observing Conjuctive Predicates.
Channel Predicates.
Termination Detection.
Control of a Distributed Computation.
Causal Message Ordering.
Synchronous and Total Message Ordering.
Computation of a Global Functon.
Repeated Global Computation of a Global Function.
Synchronizers.
Slicers.
Distributed Shared Memory.
Self-Stabilization.
Knowledge and Common Knowledge.
Consensus Under Asynchrony.
Consensus Under Synchrony.
Failure Detectors.
Easy Problems in Asychronous Systems.
Checkpointing for Recovery.
Message Logging for Recovery.
Appendix: Partial Orders.
Bibliography.
Index.
Preface.
Introduction.
Model of a Computation.
Logical Clocks.
Verifying Clock Algorithms.
Clocks of Different Dimensions.
Mutual Exclusion: Using Timestamps.
Mutual Exclusion: Tokens and Quorums.
Drinking Philosophers Problem.
Leader Election.
Global State.
Observing Global Predicates.
Observing Conjuctive Predicates.
Channel Predicates.
Termination Detection.
Control of a Distributed Computation.
Causal Message Ordering.
Synchronous and Total Message Ordering.
Computation of a Global Functon.
Repeated Global Computation of a Global Function.
Synchronizers.
Slicers.
Distributed Shared Memory.
Self-Stabilization.
Knowledge and Common Knowledge.
Consensus Under Asynchrony.
Consensus Under Synchrony.
Failure Detectors.
Easy Problems in Asychronous Systems.
Checkpointing for Recovery.
Message Logging for Recovery.
Appendix: Partial Orders.
Bibliography.
Index.
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