{"product_id":"9781461285670","title":"Principles of Distributed Systems","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePrinciples of Distributed Systems\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eGarg, Vijay K.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistributed computer systems are now widely available but,  despite a number of recent advances, the design of software for these  systems remains a challenging task, involving two main difficulties:  the absence of a shared clock and the absence of a shared memory. The  absence of a shared clock means that the concept of time is not useful  in distributed systems. The absence of shared memory implies that the  concept of a state of a distributed system also needs to be redefined.  These two important concepts occupy a major portion of this book.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003ePrinciples of Distributed Systems\u003c\/em\u003e describes tools and techniques  that have been successfully applied to tackle the problem of global  time and state in distributed systems. The author demonstrates that  the concept of time can be replaced by that of causality, and clocks  can be constructed to provide causality information. The problem of  not having a global state is alleviated by developing efficient  algorithms for detecting properties and computing global functions.  \u003cbr\u003e  The author's major emphasis is in developing general mechanisms that  can be applied to a variety of problems. For example, instead of  discussing algorithms for standard problems, such as termination  detection and deadlocks, the book discusses algorithms to detect  general properties of a distributed computation. Also included are  several worked examples and exercise problems that can be used for  individual practice and classroom instruction. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003eAudience:\u003c\/em\u003e Can be used to teach a one-semester graduate course on  distributed systems. Also an invaluable reference book for researchers  and practitioners working on the many different aspects of distributed  systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2011-09-26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ISBN-10: 9781461285670\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781461285670\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4613-1321-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 254\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44340584710284,"sku":"9781461285670","price":162.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781461285670_78d193b3-377e-45b1-a730-fb6653dbeb21.jpg?v=1755045290","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781461285670","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}