The advent of new architectures and computing platforms means that synchronization and concurrent computing are among the most important topics in computing science. Concurrent programs are made up of
Distributed computing is at the heart of many applications. It arises as soon as one has to solve a problem in terms of entities -- such as processes, peers, processors, nodes, or agents -- that indiv
The advent of new architectures and computing platforms means that synchronization and concurrent computing are among the most important topics in computing science. Concurrent programs are made up of
"Networks and Distributed Computation" covers the recent rapid developments in distributed systems. It introduces the basic tools for the design and analysis of systems involving large-scale concurren
As the structure of contemporary communication networks grows more complex, practical networked distributed systems become prone to component failures.Fault-tolerant consensus in message-passing syste
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Principles of Distributed Systems, OPODIS 2009, held in Nimes, France, in December 2009.The 23 full papers and 4
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