Schema matching in a peer-to-peer database system

Peer-to-peer or P2P systems are applications that allow a network of peers to share resources in a scalable and efficient manner. My research is concerned with the use of P2P systems for sharing databases. To allow data mediation between peers' databases, schema mappings need to exist, which are mappings between semantically equivalent attributes in different peers' schemas. Mappings can either be defined manually or found semi-automatically using a technique called schema matching. However, schema matching has not been used much in dynamic environments, such as P2P networks. Therefore, this thesis investigates how to enable effective semi-automated schema matching within a P2P network.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Computer Science

Year dc:date.issued

2006

Author dc:creator

• Rouse, Colin

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Berman, Sonia

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6436

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/6436