Robust Distributed Services in Embedded Networks

Abstract

Users on the Internet are not satisfied with only connectivity. Same theme is arising in mobile handheld applications. Similarly, we believe that ensuring connectivity is only part of the picture for embedded & ad-hoc networks. Users and applications will require services, databases, and other "pull-style" information backplanes. This may be difficult, because many autonomous embedded/ad hoc networks have no sensors in the typical sense. This paper introduces the concept of quorum systems, a data redundancy technique that supports load dispersion within networks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADP023724

Entities

People

  • Michael Reiter

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ad Hoc Networks
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Networks
  • Congestion
  • Dispersions
  • Embedded Systems
  • Infrastructure
  • Mesh Networks
  • Networks
  • North Carolina
  • Security
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Workshops

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Computer Networking