Transis: A communication subsystem for high availability

Y. Amir, D. Dolev, S. Kramer, D. Malki

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Abstract

The authors describe Transis, a communication subsystem for high availability. Transis is a transport layer that supports reliable multicast services. The main novelty is in the efficient implementation using broadcast. The basis of Transis is automatic maintenance of dynamic membership. The membership algorithm is symmetrical, operates within the regular flow of messages, and overcomes partitions and remerging. The higher layer provides various multicast services for sets of processes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFTCS 1992 - 22nd Annual International Symposium on Fault-Tolerant Computing
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages76-84
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)0818628758, 9780818628757
DOIs
StatePublished - 1992
Event22nd Annual International Symposium on Fault-Tolerant Computing, FTCS 1992 - Boston, United States
Duration: 8 Jul 199210 Jul 1992

Publication series

NameFTCS 1992 - 22nd Annual International Symposium on Fault-Tolerant Computing

Conference

Conference22nd Annual International Symposium on Fault-Tolerant Computing, FTCS 1992
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston
Period8/07/9210/07/92

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 1992 IEEE.

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