Nonblocking Distributed Replication of Versioned Files
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| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | JOURNAL OF SOFTWARE (JSW) |
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| Citation | |
| Web | http://www.academypublisher.com/jsw/vol02/no05/jsw02041623.html |
| Field | Informatics |
| Keywords | lock-free distributed replication;disconnected operations;file versioning;conflict avoidance |
| Description | In this paper, we propose a distributed data storage framework that supports unrestricted offline access. The system does not explicitly distinguish between connected and disconnected states. Its design is based on a lock-free distributed framework that avoids update conflicts through file versioning. We propose an algorithm for replica synchronization. The feasibility of this framework is confirmed by a proof-of-concept implementation. We also demonstrate that the proposed lock-free replica synchronization algorithm scales well. A future work will include also direct support for non-versioned files. |