George Coulouris, Cambridge University


Jean Dollimore, Formerly of Queen Mary, University of London


Tim Kindberg, matter 2 media


Gordon Blair, Lancaster University


 

1 Characterization of Distributed Systems


2 System Models


3 Networking and Internetworking


4 Interprocess Communication


5 Remote Invocation


6 Indirect Communication


7 Operating System Support


8 Dist. Objects and Components


9 Web Services


10 Peer-to-Peer Systems


11 Security


12 Distributed File Systems


13 Name Services


14 Time and Global States


15 Coordination and Agreement


16 Transactions and Concurrency Control


17 Distributed Transactions


18 Replication


19 Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing


20 Distributed Multimedia Systems


21 Designing Distributed Systems: Google Case Study "


 

• Provides an understanding of the principles on which the Internet and other distributed systems are based, their architecture, algorithms and design and how they meet the demands of contemporary distributed applications


• Broad and up-to-date coverage of the principles and practice in the fast moving area of Distributed Systems


• Includes the key issues in the debate between components and web services as the way forward for the industry


• The depth of coverage will enable students to evaluate existing distributed systems and design new ones


• Incorporates and anticipates the major developments in distributed systems technology


• Case studies illustrate the design concepts for each major topic"