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Michel Raynal - Distributed Algorithms for Message-Passing Systems - 9783642437434 - V9783642437434
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Distributed Algorithms for Message-Passing Systems

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Description for Distributed Algorithms for Message-Passing Systems Paperback. This book presents core concepts and algorithms of distributed computing, covering distributed graph algorithms; logical time and global states; mutual exclusion and resource allocation; high-level communication abstractions;distributed shared memory and more. Num Pages: 531 pages, biography. BIC Classification: UKN; UM; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 807.

Distributed computing is at the heart of many applications. It arises as soon as one has to solve a problem in terms of entities -- such as processes, peers, processors, nodes, or agents -- that individually have only a partial knowledge of the many input parameters associated with the problem. In particular each entity cooperating towards the common goal cannot have an instantaneous knowledge of the current state of the other entities. Whereas parallel computing is mainly concerned with 'efficiency', and real-time computing is mainly concerned with 'on-time computing', distributed computing is mainly concerned with 'mastering uncertainty' created by issues ... Read more

 

While some distributed algorithms consist of a few lines only, their behavior can be difficult to understand and their properties hard to state and prove. The aim of this book is to present in a comprehensive way the basic notions, concepts, and algorithms of distributed computing when the distributed entities cooperate by sending and receiving messages on top of an asynchronous network. The book is composed of seventeen chapters structured into six parts: distributed graph algorithms, in particular what makes them different from sequential or parallel algorithms; logical time and global states, the core of the book; mutual exclusion and resource allocation; high-level communication abstractions; distributed detection of properties; and distributed shared memory. The author establishes clear objectives per chapter and the content is supported throughout with illustrative examples, summaries, exercises, and annotated bibliographies.

 

This book constitutes an introduction to distributed computing and is suitable for advanced undergraduate students or graduate students in computer science and computer engineering, graduate students in mathematics interested in distributed computing, and practitioners and engineers involved in the design and implementation of distributed applications. The reader should have a basic knowledge of algorithms and operating systems.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
531
Condition
New
Number of Pages
500
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642437434
SKU
V9783642437434
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99-15

About Michel Raynal
Prof. Michel Raynal is among the top researchers in the world on the topic of distributed algorithms. He is a full professor at the Université de Rennes where he founded the Distributed Algorithms research group in 1984. He has been the principal investigator in numerous related research national and international projects, and he has been invited by more than 25 ... Read more

Reviews for Distributed Algorithms for Message-Passing Systems
“The aim of this book is to present in a comprehensive way basic notions, concepts, and algorithms of distributed computing when the distributed entities cooperate by sending and receiving messages on top of an underlying network. … This book is useful for senior-level undergraduate students and graduate students in computer science with basic knowledge of algorithms and operating systems.” (T. ... Read more

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