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Real-Time Database and Information Systems: Research Advances

Research Advances

Part of the book series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science (SECS, volume 420)

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
  2. Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
    2. Real-Time Mutable Broadcast Disks

      • Sanjoy K. Baruah, Azer Bestavros
      Pages 3-21
    3. Real-Time Data and Coordination Control for Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems

      • Malek Tayara, Nandit Soparkar, John Yook, Dawn Tilbury
      Pages 23-48
    4. File Layout Design of VBR Video on Zoned-Disks

      • Yu-Chung Wang, Shiao-Li Tsao, Meng Chang Chen, Jan-Ming Ho, Ming-Tat Ko
      Pages 49-62
    5. A Framework for Using Redundant Data to Optimize Read-Intensive Database Applications

      • Timothy Griffin, Richard Hull, Bharat Kumar, Daniel Lieuwen, Gang Zhou
      Pages 63-76
    6. Object-Oriented Data Management and Distribution for Real-Time Command and Control Systems

      • Roman Ginis, Eric Hughes, Steven Wohlever, Bhavani Thuraisingham, Peter Krupp, John Maurer
      Pages 77-85
  3. Scheduling

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-88
    2. Integrating Fixed Priority and Static Scheduling for External Consistency

      • Wolfgang Albrecht, Dieter Zöbel
      Pages 89-104
    3. Scheduling Nested Transactions in Real-Time Database Systems

      • ErdoÄŸan DoÄŸdu, Gültekin ÖzsoyoÄŸlu
      Pages 105-130
    4. Towards Unifying Database Scheduling and Concurrency Control: A Frontier Approach

      • Gregory Jones, Lisa C. DiPippo, Victor Fay Wolfe
      Pages 145-163
  4. Concurrency Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-166
    2. A Study of Priority Cognizance in Conflict Resolution for Firm Real Time Database Systems

      • Anindya Datta, Igor R. Viguier, Sang H. Son, Vijay Kumar
      Pages 167-180
    3. Concurrency Control for Approximate Query Processing of Real-Time Database Systems

      • Susan V. Vrbsky, SaÅ¡a Tomić, Nenad Jukić
      Pages 227-246
    4. Implementing Hard Real-Time Transactions on Multiprocessors

      • James H. Anderson, Rohit Jain, Srikanth Ramamurthy
      Pages 247-260
    5. Concurrency Admission Control for RT Databases

      • Sue Nagy, Azer Bestavros
      Pages 261-286
  5. Languages

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 287-287

About this book

Real-time systems are defined as those for which correctness depends not only on the logical properties of the produced results, but also on the temporal properties of these results. In a database, real-time means that in addition to typical logical consistency constraints, such as a constraint on a data item's value, there are constraints on when transactions execute and on the `freshness' of the data transactions access.
The challenges and tradeoffs faced by the designers of real-time database systems are quite different from those faced by the designers of general-purpose database systems. To achieve the fundamental requirements of timeliness and predictability, not only do conventional methods for scheduling and transaction management have to be redesigned, but also new concepts that have not been considered in conventional database systems or in real-time systems need to be added. Real-Time Database and Information Systems: Research Advances is devoted to new techniques for scheduling of transactions, concurrency management, transaction logging, database languages, and new distributed database architectures.
Real-Time Database and Information Systems: Research Advances is primarily intended for practicing engineers and researchers working in the growing area of real-time database and information retrieval systems. For practitioners, the book will provide a much needed bridge for technology transfer and continued education. For researchers, the book will provide a comprehensive reference for well-established results. The book can also be used in a senior or graduate level course on real-time systems, real-time database systems, and database systems, or closely related courses.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Boston University, Boston, USA

    Azer Bestavros

  • University of Rhode Island, Kingston, USA

    Victor Fay-Wolfe

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