Other new topics include fault modeling and fault tolerance, distributed objects and distributed multimedia systems. There is increased emphasis on algorithms and the discussion of security has been brought forward in the text and integrated with other related technologies. Unlike the previous editions, prior knowledge of UNIX is not required to follow the text. As with previous editions, this book is intended to provide knowledge of the principles and practice of distributed system design. Information is conveyed in sufficient depth to allow readers to evaluate existing systems or design new ones.
Case studies illustrate the design concepts for each major topic.
Material on mobile computing and new network technologies such as IPv6, Mobile IP and wireless networks. New material on Internet security, fault modeling, fault tolerance and models of system execution. Back to top About the Authors George Coulouris is now an emeritus professor at Queen Mary and Westfield College and is a Senior Visiting Fellow in the Laboratory for Communications Engineering, Cambridge University, where he leads a research project on quality of service for dynamically reconfigurable multimedia systems. He has recently undertaken research on computer-supported cooperative work and its applications, middleware for distributed multimedia and security models for groupware. Jean Dollimore is now a Senior Research Fellow at Queen Mary and Westfield College.