Distributed Computing Models and Theories

The book is designed for undergraduate and postgraduate introductory courses. It's also suitable for self-study. We adopt a top-down approach to distributed system design, addressing the difficulties that need to be addressed and documenting successful techniques in the form of abstract models, algorithms, and thorough case studies of widely used systems. We aim to make the subject accessible to students who have a basic knowledge of object oriented programming, operating systems and elementary computer architecture. The book includes coverage of those aspects of computer networks relevant to distributed systems, including the underlying technologies for the Internet and for wide area, local area and wireless networks