Understanding Replication in Databases and Distributed Systems

Replication is an area of interest to both distributed systems and databases. The solutions developed from these two perspectives are conceptually similar but differ in many aspects: model, assumptions, mechanisms, guarantees provided, and implementation. In this paper, we provide an and “neutral” framework to compare replication techniques from both communities. The framework has been designed to emphasize the role played by different mechanisms and to facilitate comparisons. The paper describes the replication techniques used in both communities, compares them, and points out ways in which they can be integrated to arrive to better, more robust replication protocols.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2000
• Where: ICDCS
• Authors: Fernando Pedone, Matthias Wiesmann, André Schiper, Bettina Kemme, Gustavo Alonso
• Keywords: Distributed And Parallel Computing, Distributed Systems, ICDCS 2000, Replication Techniques, Robust Replication Protocols