Distributed Computing: Fundamentals, Simulations and Advanced...

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 451 pages
• Published by: Mcgraw-Hill College October 30, 1998
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0077093526
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0077093525
• Book Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Weighs: 1.6 pounds

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Distributed Computing: Fundamentals, Simulations, and Advanced Topics (Wiley Series on Parallel and Distributed Computing) (Hardcover) [A review of the 2nd edition.] The authors give a mathematically sophisticated analysis of various modes of distributed computing. Where the distribution might refer to separate CPUs in a multiprocessor architecture, or perhaps to separate computers inside a LAN, or to computers scattered across the Internet. We see that issues of latency and reliability can [and will] arise. Coordinating a task across the processors gives rise to amazing complexity. What if some processors crash? A consensus problem occurs. How to solve it is explained. There are also impossibilities in task solving that might occur, and these need to be treated carefully. The narrative has suggestions on how to diagnose if such events happen. The reader will see that fault tolerance can be awkward to handle. The treatment may be too mathematical for some readers. You need a strong background in maths; preferably including discrete maths. Comment | | (Report this)