Title :
Reliability through consistency
Author :
Birma, Kenneth P. ; Glade, Bradford B.
Author_Institution :
Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
fDate :
5/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In many distributed computing environments, failures are reported in a way that violates even the simplest notions of consistency. The authors argue that such practices are at the root of reliability problems, examine some distributed computing technologies in terms of consistency, and present strategies for implementing consistent failure reporting
Keywords :
distributed processing; program diagnostics; software reliability; consistency; distributed computing environments; failure reporting; software reliability; Communication standards; Distributed computing; Intersymbol interference; Modems; Packaging; Power system reliability; Standards organizations; Telecommunication computing; Vehicle crash testing;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
