Distributed Network Systems

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxvii

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2. Overview of Distributed Network Systems

   Pages 1-13

3. Modelling for Distributed Network Systems: The Client-Server Model

   Pages 15-31

4. Communication Paradigms for Distributed Network Systems

   Pages 33-64

5. Internetworking

   Pages 65-78

6. Interprocess Communication Using Message Passing

   Pages 79-103

7. TCP/UDP Communication in Java

   Pages 105-134

8. Interprocess Communication Using RPC

   Pages 135-173

9. Group Communications

   Pages 175-211

10. Reliability and Replication Techniques

    Pages 213-254

11. Security

    Pages 255-294

12. A Reactive System Architecture for Fault-Tolerant Computing

    Pages 295-324

13. Web-Based Databases

    Pages 325-367

14. Mobile Computing

    Pages 369-406

15. Distributed Network Systems: Case Studies

    Pages 407-433

16. Distributed Network Systems: Current Development

    Pages 435-471

17. Back Matter

    Pages 472-513

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Both authors have taught the course of “Distributed Systems” for many years in the respective schools. During the teaching, we feel strongly that “Distributed systems” have evolved from traditional “LAN” based distributed systems towards “Internet based” systems. Although there exist many excellent textbooks on this topic, because of the fast development of distributed systems and network programming/protocols, we have difficulty in finding an appropriate textbook for the course of “distributed systems” with orientation to the requirement of the undergraduate level study for today’s distributed technology. Specifically, from - to-date concepts, algorithms, and models to implementations for both distributed system designs and application programming. Thus the philosophy behind this book is to integrate the concepts, algorithm designs and implementations of distributed systems based on network programming. After using several materials of other textbooks and research books, we found that many texts treat the distributed systems with separation of concepts, algorithm design and network programming and it is very difficult for students to map the concepts of distributed systems to the algorithm design, prototyping and implementations. This book intends to enable readers, especially postgraduates and senior undergraduate level, to study up-to-date concepts, algorithms and network programming skills for building modern distributed systems. It enables students not only to master the concepts of distributed network system but also to readily use the material introduced into implementation practices.

• Internet
• TCP/IP
• architecture
• distributed computing
• model
• modeling
• reliability

• City University of Hong Kong, P.R. China

  Weijia Jia

• Deakin University, Australia

  Wanlei Zhou

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