Towards Partially Synchronous Overlays: Issues and Challenges

Jawwad Shamsi; Chunbo Chu; Monica Brockmeyer

1st International Workshop on Advanced Architectures and Algorithms for Internet DElivery and Applications

Research Article

Towards Partially Synchronous Overlays: Issues and Challenges

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    author={Jawwad Shamsi and Chunbo Chu and Monica Brockmeyer},
    title={Towards Partially Synchronous Overlays: Issues and Challenges},
    proceedings={1st International Workshop on Advanced Architectures and Algorithms for Internet DElivery and Applications},
    publisher={IEEE},
    proceedings_a={AAA-IDEA},
    year={2006},
    month={7},
    keywords={Partial Synchrony Internet Systems Overlay Networks Network Monitoring},
    doi={10.1109/AAA-IDEA.2005.17}
}

Jawwad Shamsi
Chunbo Chu
Monica Brockmeyer
Year: 2006
Towards Partially Synchronous Overlays: Issues and Challenges
AAA-IDEA
IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/AAA-IDEA.2005.17

Jawwad Shamsi¹^,*, Chunbo Chu¹^,*, Monica Brockmeyer¹^,*

1: Wayne State University

*Contact email: jshamsi@wayne.edu, chunbo@wayne.edu, mbrockmeyer@wayne.edu

Abstract

The main advantage of synchronous systems over asynchronous systems is that timing and reliability guarantees can be established ensuring a strong programming model for many applications. These strong guarantees are not provided by the current model of the Internet. However the Internet possesses some synchronous properties which can be exploited to observe partial synchrony, leading to a stronger programming model. In this paper, we argue the importance of synchrony and describe mechanisms which can be used for the construction of partially synchronous overlays on the Internet.

Keywords: Partial Synchrony Internet Systems Overlay Networks Network Monitoring

Published: 2006-07-24
Publisher: IEEE
Modified: 2010-05-16

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/AAA-IDEA.2005.17