Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems: May 27 - 30, 1996, Hong Kong
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Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems
Table of Contents
Message from the General Co-Chairs
.xiii
Message from the Program Co-Chairs
.xiv
ICDCS-
16
Organizing Committees
.xvi
Program Committee Members
.xviii
Keynote Address: "From HPCC to New Millennium Computing"
Speaker: T.Y. Feng
-
Pennsylvania State University
Session 1A: Fault-Tolerant Applications and Frameworks
On Programming with View Synchrony
.3
Ö.
Babaoglu, A. Bartoli, and G.
Dini
Sentries for the Execution of Concurrent Programs
.11
S.E. Chodrow and M.G.
Gouda
Fault-Tolerant File Transmission by Information Dispersal Algorithm in Rotator Graphs
.19
Y. Hamada, F.
Bao,
A. Mei,
and Y. Igarashi
Atomic Recovery Units: Failure Atomicity for Logical Disks
.26
R. Grimm, W.C. Hsieh, M.F. Kaashoek, and W.
de Jonge
Session
1
В:
Real-Time Synchronization and Scheduling
Synchronization Protocols in Distributed Real-Time Systems
.38
J, Sun and J. Liu
An Extended Network Scheduling Model
.46
L. Ming
Monotone Response-Time Derivation for Distributed Execution of Rule-Based Programs
.47
R-H. Wang and
А. К. Мок
Real-Time Scheduling Using Compact Task Graphs
.55
R. Gupta, D.
Mosse,
and R. Suchoza
Session
1С:
Distributed Shared Memory
The Performance Value of Shared Network Caches in Clustered Multiprocessor
Workstations
.64
J.K. Bennett, K.E. Fletcher, and W.E. Speight
Supporting a Flexible Parallel Programming Model on a Network of Workstations
75
S
-С.
Huang and Z.M. Kedem
A Framework for Customizing Coherence Protocols of Distributed File Caches
83
К
Venara,
S.
Inohara,
H.
Miyazawa,
К.
Yamamoto, and
T. Masuda
The Relative Importance of Concurrent Writers and Weak Consistency Models
91
P.J. Keleher
Session 2A:
Checkpointing and Recovering
A Low-Overhead Recovery Technique Using Quasi-Synchronous Checkpointing
.100
D. Manivannan and M. Singhal
How to Recover Efficiently and Asynchronously when Optimism Fails
.108
O.P.
Damani
and V.K. Garg
Implementation of Recoverable Distributed Shared Memory by Logging Writes
.116
5.
Kanthadai
and
J.L.
Welch
Session 2B: Real-Time Communications
Meeting Delay Requirements in Computer Networks with
Wormhole
Routing
.125
B. Chen, H. Li, and W. Zhao
Multiplexing Statistical Real-Time Channels in
a Multi-
Access Network
.133
C
-С.
Chou
and K.G. Shin
Integrating Routing and Resource Reservation Mechanisms in Real-Time Multicast
Protocols
.141
5.
Murata,
A. Shionozaki, and M. Tokoro
Session 2C: Routing in Direct Networks
Combined Routing and Scheduling of Concurrent Communication Traffic in Hypercube
Multicomputers
.150
B-R. Tsai and K.G. Shin
Parallel Simulation of Mesh Routing Algorithms
.158
5.
Rahman and C.R. Das
Reliable Communication in Cube-Based Multicomputers Using Safety Vectors
.166
J. Wu
Session
ЗА:
Support for Distributed Applications
Specializing Object-Oriented RPC for Functionality and Performance
.175
M.J. Zelesko and DR. Cheriton
Communication Compilation for Unreliable Networks
.188
N.
Islam, A. Dave andR.H. Campbell
Using Projection Aggregations to Support Scalability in Distributed Simulation
. 196
S.K. Singhal and D.R. Cheriton
Session 3B: Scheduling
Dynamic Scheduling Strategies for Shared-Memory Multiprocessors
.208
B. Hamidzadeh and D.J.
Lilja
On-Line Avoidance of the Intrusive Effects of Monitoring on Runtime Scheduling
Decisions
.216
W. Wu, M. Spezialetti, and R. Gupta
An Adaptive Job Allocation Method for Multicomputer Systems
.224
С- К
Chang and P. Mohapatra
vi
Session
ЗС:
Communication and Synchronization
Hardware Supports for Efficient Barrier Synchronization on 2-D Mesh Networks
.233
J-S. Yang and
C
-Т.
King
Multi-Dimensional Locks with On-Line Allocation Schemes
.241
D. Scheerer, E. Schenfeld, and M.A. Viredaz
Fault-Tolerant Clock Synchronization of Large Multicomputers via Multistep Interactive
Convergence
.249
M.
Moraes
de Azevedo
and
D.M. Blough
Keynote Address: "Distributed Computing in the Organization of the Future"
Speaker: Bob Johansen
-
Institute for the Future
Session 4A: Electronic Commerce, Protection, and Verification
Verifiable Transaction Atomicity for Electronic Payment Protocols
.261
L. Tang
Making Trust Explicit in Distributed Commerce Transactions
.270
S.P. Ketchpel and H. Garcia-Molina
Hidden Software Capabilities
.282
D. Hagimont, J.
Mossiere,
X. Rousset
de Pina,
and
F. Saunier
A Semi-Automated Verification Method for Communication Protocols Modeled as
2-ECFSMs
.290
M. Higuchi, J.
Sano,
К. Нага,
and
M.
Fujii
Session
4В:
Mobile Computing
I
Network
Architecture for Mobile and Wireless ATM
.299
P. Agrawal, P.P. Mishra, and M. Srivastava
General Connection Rerouting Method for Various Connection-Oriented Mobile
Communication Networks
.311
M. Song, Y. Choi, and
С
Kim
Route Optimization and Location Updates for Mobile Hosts
.319
W. Chen and E. Lin
To Send or Not to Send
:
Implementing Deferred Transmissions in
a Mobi
le
Host
.327
B. R.
Badrinath and P.
Sudarne
Session 4C: Routing and Protocols
A Generic Protocol for Multipoint Connections under Link-State Routing
.335
ľ.
Huang and P.K.
McKinley
Group Routing without Group Routing Tables
.344
J.A. Cobb and M.G.
Gouda
Distance Routing on Series Parallel Networks
.352
P. Flocchini and F.L.
Luccio
Structured Design of Communication Protocols
360
G. Singh and Z. Mao
vu
Session 5A: Distributed Objects I
A Scalable Technique for Implementing Multiple Consistency Levels for Distributed
Objects
.369
R.M. Kordale and M. Ahatnad
Method-Induced Partitioning Schemes for Object-Oriented Databases
.377
K. Karlapalem, Q. Li, and S. Vieweg
Data Mining for Path Traversal Patterns in a Web Environment
.385
M-S. Chen, J.S. Park, and
P.S.
Yu
Session 5B: Persistence
Larchant: Persistence by Reachability in Distributed Shared Memory through Garbage
Collection
.394
P.
Ferreira
and M. Shapiro
Conservative Garbage Collection on Distributed Shared Memory Systems
.402
W. Yu and A. Cox
Semantics for Parameter Passing in a Type-Complete Persistent RPC
.411
M.
Mira da Silva,
M.P.
Atkinson, andA.P. Black
Session 5C: Group Communications
Group Communication for Upgrading Distributed Programs
.420
H. Higaki and Y. Hirakawa
Portable and Scalable Algorithms for Irregular All-to-AU Communication
.428
W. Liu,
С
-L
Wang, and V.K.
Prasárna
An Evaluation of the Amoeba Group Communication System
.436
M.F. Kaashoek and A.S. Tanenbaum
Session 6A: Interoperable Databases
Scaling Heterogeneous Databases and the Design of Disco
.449
A. Tomasic, L.
Raschid,
and P. Valduriez
Differential Evaluation of Continual Queries
.458
L
Liu,
С
Pu,
R.
Barga, and
T.
Zhou
Query Execution Strategies for Missing Data in Distributed Heterogeneous Object
Databases
.466
J-L Koh andA.LP. Chen
Session 6B: Algorithms for Linguistic Support
Strong Interaction Fairness via Randomization
.475
Y-J. Joung and
S.A.
Šmolka
A Wait-Free Algorithm for Optimistic Programming: HOPE Realized
.484
C. Cowan and
H.Ĺ.
Luţfiyya
Evaluation of a Distributed Single Address Space Operating System
.494
T. Wilkinson and K. Murray
VIII
Session 6C:
Multicast Protocols
Totally Ordered Multicast in Large-Scale Systems
.503
LE. T.
Rodrigues,
H.
Fonseca,
and P.
Veríssimo
Reservation-Based Totally Ordered Multicasting
.511
X. Chen,
LE.
Moser,
and P.M. Melliar-Smith
Energy Efficient Filtering of
Nonuniform
Broadcast
.520
K-L TanandJ.X. Yu
Session 7A: Distributed Objects II
Object Migration in Non-Monolithic Distributed Applications
.529
O. Ciupke, D.A. Kottmann, and
Н
-D.
Walter
Theoretical and Empirical Results on Dynamic Load Balancing in an Object-Based
Distributed Environment
.537
W. Golubski, D.
Lammers,
and W-M.
Lippe
Exception Handling and Resolution in Distributed Object-Oriented Systems
.545
A. Romanovsky, J. Xu, and B. Randell
Session 7B: Performance Analysis
Performance Comparison of Process Migration with Remote Process Creation Mechanisms
in
RHODOS .554
D.
De Paoli, A.
Goscinski, M.
Hobbs, and P. Joyce
A Simulation-Based Evaluation of a Disk I/O Subsystem for a Massively Parallel
Computer: JUMP-1
.562
H. Nakajo, S.
Ontani,
and Y. Kaneda
A Multi-Level Explicit Rate Control Scheme for ABR Traffic with Heterogeneous Service
Requirements
.570
J.
Liebeherr,
I.
F.
Akyildiz, and A. Tai
Session 7C: Configuration Languages
Distributed Application Configuration
.579
L
Bellissard, S.B. Atallah, F. Boyer, and
M. Riveill
Aster: A Framework for Sound
Customization of Distributed
Runtime Systems
586
V.
Issarny and
С
Bidan
An Embeddable
and Extendable Language
for Large-Scale
Programming on the
Internet
.594
P.
Becker
Session 8A:
Distributed Deadlock and Data Structures
Deadlock Detection by Fair Reachability Analysis: From Cyclic to Multi-Cyclic
Protocols (and Beyond?)
.605
H. Liu, R.E. Miller, H. van
der Schoot,
and
H.
Ural
Optimal Deadlock Detection in Distributed Systems Based on Locally Constructed
Wait-for Graphs
.613
S. Chen, Y. Deng, P. Attie, and W. Sun
Distributed Priority Queues on Hypercube Architectures
.620
S.K.
Das, F. Sarkar,
and M.C. Pinotti
ix
Session
8В:
Migration
Strategies
An
Adaptive Load Balancing Algorithm for Heterogeneous Distributed Systems with
Multiple Task Classes
.629
C.
Lu
and S-M.
Lau
Fast Dynamic Process Migration
.637
E.T. Rousch and R.H. Campbell
Dynamic Resource Migration for Multiparty Real-Time Communication
.646
R. Bettati and A. Gupta
Session 8C: The Web and the Internet
A Tool for Massively Replicating Internet Archives: Design, Implementation, and
Experience
.657
K.
Obrączka,
P. Danzig, D. DeLucia, and E-Y. Tsai
A Distributed Web Server and Its Performance Analysis on Multiple Platforms
.665
Y-H. Liu, P. Dantzig, C.E. Wu, J. Challenger, and L.M.
Ni
TheDBC: Processing Scientific Data Over the Internet
.673
C. Chen, K. Salem, and M. Livny
Panel Session 9A: "Impact of Technologies on Distributed Computing"
Panel Chair: D. Ferrari
-
University of California, Berkeley
Panel Session 9B: "How Will Distributed Object Standards Impact the
Distributed Computing Systems of the Future?"
Panel Chair: R. Soley
-
Object Management Group
Session 1OA: Transactions
Context Management and Its Applications to Distributed Transactions
.683
G. Samaras,
A.D.
Kshemkalyani, and A. Citron
Reducing the Cost for Non-Blocking in Atomic Commitment
.692
R. Guerraoui, M.
Larrea,
and A. Schiper
Language Support for Long-Lived Concurrent Activities
.698
M.P. Papazoglou, A. Delis, M. Haghjoo, and A. Bouguettaya
Session
1
0B: Mutual Exclusion
Robust Distributed Mutual Exclusion
.707
M. Choy
Lock-Based Self-Stabilizing Distributed Mutual Exclusion Algorithms
.708
M. Mizuno, M. Nesterenko, and H. Kakugawa
A New Token Passing Distributed Mutual Exclusion Algorithm
.7
1
7
S.
Baner
jee
and P.
K. Chrysanthis
Session 1OC: Mobile Computing
II
An
Approach for Constructing
Mobile Applications
Using
Service Proxies.726
A. Hokimoto, K. Kurihara, and T. Nakajima
A Snapshot Algorithm for Distributed Mobile Systems
.734
Y. Sato, M. Inoue, T. Masuzawa, and H. Fujiwara
An Efficient Causal Ordering Algorithm for Mobile Computing Environments
.744
R. Prakash, M. Raynal, and M. Singhal
Additional Papers
.752
Author Index
.769
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