Serializability of Nested Transactions in Multidatabases

Abstract. The correctness of nested transactions for multidatabases differs from that of at transactions in that, for nested transactions the execution order of siblings at each related site should also be consistent. In this paper we rst propose a simple but powerful theory for the serializability of nested transactions in multidatabases and then a technique called Nested Tickets Method for Nested Transactions (NTNT). The NTNT technique provides correctness of nested transactions in multidatabases without violating the local autonomy of the participating DBMSs. The algorithm is fully distributed, in other words there is no central scheduler. The correctness of the NTNT technique is proved by using the developed theory.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1997
• Where: ICDT
• Authors: Ugur Halici, Ismailcem Budak Arpinar, Asuman Dogac
• Keywords: Correctness, Database, ICDT 1997, Nested Tickets Method, Nested Transactions