| Delta-4: A Generic Architecture for Dependable Distributed Computing Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Powell, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3540549854 ISBN-13: 9783540549857 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 1991 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Client-server Computing - General - Computers | Logic Design - Computers | Operating Systems - General |
| Dewey: 004.36 |
| LCCN: 92107059 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.72 lbs) 484 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Delta-4 is a 5-nation, 13-partner project that has been investigating the achievement of dependability in open distributed systems, including real-time systems. This book describes the design and validation of the distributed fault-tolerant architecture developed within this project. The key features of the Delta-4 architecture are: (a) a distributed object-oriented application support environment; (b) built-in support for user-transparent fault- tolerance; (c) use of multicast or group communication protocols; and (d) use of standard off- the-shelf processors and standard local area network technology with minimum specialized hardware. The book is organized as follows: The first 3 chapters give an overview of the architecture's objectives and of the architecture itself, and compare the proposed solutions with other approaches. Chapters 4 to 12 give a more detailed insight into the Delta-4 architectural concepts. Chapters 4 and 5 are devoted to providing a firm set of general concepts and terminology regarding dependable and real-time computing. Chapter 6 is centred on fault-tolerance techniques based on distribution. The description of the architecture itself commences with a description of the Delta-4 application support environment (Deltase) in chapter 7. Two variants of the architecture - the Delta-4 Open System Architecture (OSA) and the Delta-4 Extra Performance Architecture (XPA) - are described respectively in chapters 8 and 9. Both variants of the architecture have a common underlying basis for dependable multicasting, i. e. |