Protocols by Invariants Contributor(s): Schoone, Anneke A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521607558 ISBN-13: 9780521607551 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $53.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: Algorithms are a set of rules that specify a sequence of actions to be taken to solve a problem. Distributed algorithms, which are designed to solve many problems at once, are conceptually far more complex than algorithms in a single processing unit environment. When the number of simultaneous events becomes large, human minds cannot keep track of all of them. Naturally, it is necessary to know whether a distributed algorithm will have the desired effect. In this book, Dr. Schoone discusses assertational verification by system-wide invariants for use in verifying the behavior of distributed algorithms. The approach is entirely pragmatic; the author considers many different examples, over a wide range of algorithms and protocols. This volume will be an essential purchase for all those with an interest in distributed algorithms. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Computers | Programming Languages - General - Computers | Networking - Network Protocols - Mathematics | Discrete Mathematics |
Dewey: 004.62 |
LCCN: 2005279428 |
Series: Cambridge International Series on Parallel Computation |
Physical Information: 0.44" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.84 lbs) 208 pages |