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Implementing Distributed Shared Memory for Dynamic Networks.

The article discusses the storage of shared readable and writable data in distributed systems with emphasis on implementations that offer resiliency and consistency in dynamic settings. Topics discussed include the storage system providing seamless runtime migration of data whether the concern is da...

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Published in:Communications of the ACM Vol. 57; no. 6; pp. 88 - 99
Main Authors: MUSIAL, PETER, NICOLAOU, NICOLAS, SHVARTSMAN, ALEXANDER A.
Format: Article
Published: Association for Computing Machinery Jun2014
Subjects:
Computer storage devices
Information retrieval
Algorithms
Computer networks
World Wide Web
Client/server computing
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Summary:The article discusses the storage of shared readable and writable data in distributed systems with emphasis on implementations that offer resiliency and consistency in dynamic settings. Topics discussed include the storage system providing seamless runtime migration of data whether the concern is data longevity or mobility, a general distributed setting for establishing consistent shared-memory services, and the need for algorithms made for static settings to accommodate some dynamic behaviors like asynchrony, transient failures, and permanent crashes within certain limits.