Title :
A deterministic model of time for distributed systems
Author :
Carroll, Jeremy J. ; Borshchev, Andrei V.
Author_Institution :
Hewlett-Packard Labs., Bristol, UK
Abstract :
The paper proposes a linear, deterministic, logical time model for distributed systems. The authors give an account of causality within distributed systems which undergirds the time model. They discuss some advantages for the application programmer in using the time model
Keywords :
deterministic algorithms; message passing; programming; timing; application programmer; causality; deterministic time model; distributed systems; linear time model; logical time model; Concurrent computing; Costs; Delay; Intersymbol interference; Middleware; Monitoring; Motorcycles; Pricing; Programming profession; Telecommunication switching;
Conference_Titel :
Parallel and Distributed Processing, 1996., Eighth IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7683-3
DOI :
10.1109/SPDP.1996.570389
