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Distributed Computing

Fundamentals, Simulations, and Advanced Topics

By: Hagit Attiya, Jennifer Welch, Albert Y. Zomaya (Editor)

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Hardcover | 11 March 2004 | Edition Number 2

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Hardcover
432 Pages

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Revised

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24.25 x 16.4 x 2.84

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A Clear Path To Understanding Distributed Computing

The explosive growth of distributed computing systems makes understanding them imperative. To make this notoriously difficult subject accessible, Distributed Computing: Fundamentals, Simulations, and Advanced Topics; Second Edition, provides a solid introduction to the mathematical foundations and theory of distributed computing, highlighting common themes and basic techniques.

The authors present the fundamental issues underlying the design of distributed systemsâ"communication, coordination, synchronization, and uncertaintyâ"as well as fundamental algorithmic concepts and lower-bound techniques. The book's unifying approach emphasizes the similarities between different models and explains inherent discrepancies between them. Focusing on ideas rather than optimizations, the book discusses major models of distributed computing, including:

Message passing and shared memory communication; synchronous and asynchronous timing models, failures, proofs of correctness, and lower bounds
Leader election, mutual exclusion, and consensus
Causality of events and clock synchronization
Simulations between models of distributed computing
Advanced topics including randomization, the wait-free hierarchy, asynchronous solvability, and failure detectors

With new material on such subjects as fast mutual exclusion and queue locks, and improved coverage of existing material throughout, this Second Edition will serve as a comprehensive textbook for graduate and advanced undergraduate students, and as a key reference for researchers and practicing professionals.

Industry Reviews

"This is a second edition of a well-received graduate course textbook dealing with the important field of distributed computing." (Computing Reviews.com, May 10, 2006)

"...the authors take readers through these notoriously difficult subjects and ably demystify puzzling buzzwords?" (IEEE Distributed Systems Online, March 2005)

"The authors present the fundamental issues underlying the design of distributed systems?as well as fundamental algorithmic concepts and lower-bound techniques." (IEEE Computer Magazine, October 2004)

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