IEEE Network · 1990 · 153 citations · 16 references
ComputingComputer ScienceComputer SystemsComputer NetworksDistributed SystemsReal-time SystemsData SynchronizationDistributed ComputingDistributed SynchronizationInterprocess CommunicationNetwork ProtocolsNetworked CommunicationMessage SynchronizationMultimedia CompositionMultimedia Data SynchronizationSynchronization AlgorithmsSynchronization ProtocolsTemporal Information IntegrationTime Synchronization In Distributed Systems
Terminology is defined, and issues related to providing temporal data integration in a distributed environment are identified. Current technological approaches to the issues are reviewed, and the state of the art is assessed. A unified model for synchronization at three levels, based on previously reviewed approaches, is presented. Directions for future efforts are indicated.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
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