Title :
Mixed Consistency Model: Meeting Data Sharing Needs of Heterogeneous Users
Author :
Zhan, Zhiyuan ; Ahamad, Mustaque ; Raynal, Michel
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Comput., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA
Abstract :
Heterogeneous users usually have different requirements as far as consistency of shared data is concerned. This paper proposes and investigates a mixed consistency model to meet this heterogeneity challenge in large scale distributed systems that support shared objects. This model allows combining strong (sequential) consistency and weak (causal) consistency. The paper defines the model, motivates it and proposes a protocol implementing it
Keywords :
fault tolerant computing; peer-to-peer computing; data sharing; distributed systems; heterogeneity challenge; heterogeneous users; mixed consistency model; Access protocols; Computer networks; Context; Educational institutions; Large-scale systems; Mobile computing; Power system modeling; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; Wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
Distributed Computing Systems, 2005. ICDCS 2005. Proceedings. 25th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Columbus, OH
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2331-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICDCS.2005.49
