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University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Virtual time synchronization in distributed database systems

Abstract

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Distributed systems synchronized by Virtual Time have been topics of recent interest. Virtual Time follows an optimistic philosophy relying on rollback for synchronization instead of abortion or blocKing Although many applications have been suggested as candidates for Virtual Time, few were simulated or implemented. This research reports on the first implementation and results of a Distributed Database Management System synchronized by virtual time. We argue that virtual time is a viable alternate concurrency control method for distributed database systems if its memory overhead can be absorbed.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Science (MS)
Level thesis:degree_level
Thesis
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Computer Science
Grantor dc:publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year
1991

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • LeMaster, Timothy E
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Ajoy Kumar Datta

Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Language dc:language
English

Identifiers

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OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:oasis.library.unlv.edu:rtds-1147

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citation

LeMaster, Timothy E. Virtual time synchronization in distributed database systems. Thesis thesis, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1991. https://doi.org/10.25669/24ia-qu59