Replicating the procedure call abstraction

Author

Ladin, Rivka ; Mazer, Murray S. ; Wolman, Alec

Author_Institution

Cambridge Res. Lab., Digital Equipment Corp., MA, USA

fYear

1992

fDate

12-13 Nov 1992

Firstpage

86

Lastpage

89

Abstract

The authors recommend replicating the procedure call abstraction as a method for constructing highly available distributed programs. In order to make highly available systems much more widespread than they are today, one must make it easier for application developers to incorporate replication into one´s systems. Given that remote procedure call has proven to be a useful abstraction in building distributed programs, replicated procedure call seems to be an appropriate method for introducing high availability while hiding the complexities of replication. The authors argue that the simplicity and familiarity of the procedure call mechanism makes it an excellent model for introducing replication, and they discuss different choices one can make in designing a replicated procedure call system

Keywords

distributed databases; remote procedure calls; complexities; highly available distributed programs; highly available systems; procedure call abstraction replication; remote procedure call; replicated procedure call system; replication; Availability; Broadcasting; Buildings; Delay; Error correction; Laboratories; Logic; Message passing; Programming profession; Protocols;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Management of Replicated Data, 1992., Second Workshop on the

Conference_Location

Monterey, CA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-3170-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MRD.1992.242610

Filename

242610