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Part of the book series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science (SECS, volume 688)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Conductor: Distributed Adaptation for Heterogeneous Networks describes a new approach to graceful degradation in the face of network heterogeneity - distributed adaptation - in which adaptive code is deployed at multiple points within a network. The feasibility of this approach is demonstrated by conductor, a middleware framework that enables distributed adaptation of connection-oriented, application-level protocols. By adapting protocols, conductor provides application-transparent adaptation, supporting both existing applications and applications designed with adaptation in mind.
Conductor: Distributed Adaptation for Heterogeneous Networks introduces new techniques that enable distributed adaptation, making it automatic, reliable, and secure. In particular, we introduce the notion of semantic segmentation, which maintains exactly-once delivery of the semantic elements of a data stream while allowing the stream to be arbitrarily adapted in transit. We also introduce a secure architecture for automatic adaptor selection, protecting user data from unauthorized adaptation. These techniques are described both in the context of conductor and in the broader context of distributed systems. Finally, this book presents empirical evidence from several case studies indicating that distributed adaptation can allow applications to degrade gracefully in heterogeneous networks, providing a higher quality of service to users than other adaptive techniques. Further, experimental results indicate that the proposed techniques can be employed without excessive cost. Thus, distributed adaptation is both practical and beneficial.
Conductor: Distributed Adaptation for Heterogeneous Networks is designed to meet the needs of a professional audience composed of researchers and practitioners in industry and graduate-level students in computer science.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Conductor: Distributed Adaptation for Heterogeneous Networks
Authors: Mark D. Yarvis, Peter Reiher, Gerald J. Popek
Series Title: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1091-8
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2002
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-7087-7Published: 31 May 2002
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-5390-4Published: 30 October 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-1091-8Published: 06 December 2012
Series ISSN: 0893-3405
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 232
Topics: Processor Architectures, The Computing Profession, Theory of Computation, Computer Communication Networks