From P2P and Grids to Services on the Web: Evolving Distributed Communities

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Internet usage has evolved from a predominately client/server-based Web server interaction to additionally involving the use of more decentralized applications – through which users contribute more equally in the role of the application as a whole - and still further to distributed communities based around the Web. This broad-ranging new edition of a classic textbook/reference provides a comprehensive overview of emerging distributed-systems technologies and has been significantly enhanced and extended to cover the many new, state-of-the-art infrastructures and technologies that have since appeared. The focus is also broadened, retaining the technical aspects, but additionally including useful historical contexts for each of the technologies. Features: • Fills in the gaps and includes an additional 8 chapters on highly popular developments, including BitTorrent, Web Services specifications and Web 2.0, as well as the underlying technologies used by these • Includes helpful learning tools to aid the reader’s understanding, such as a thorough foundational introduction, end-of-chapter conclusions, and pointers to online information for further reading, etc. • Offers a more applied approach, with a comprehensive representation of the distributed systems field • Describes various possible communication methods from history and the basic connectivity • Presents a unique combination of P2P, Web services and grid technologies discussion that is both in-depth and accessible • Provides additional helpful info at www.p2pgridbook.com This easy-to-follow textbook/reference retains the detailed aspects of the successful first edition and is now substantially expanded, providing the reader with a comprehensive context in which to consider the most advanced and broad-ranging distributed systems available today. It is an essential reference text for designing new distributed systems, offering invaluable insight to both students and researchers. Ian J. Taylor is a senior lecturer in the School of Computer Science at Cardiff University, teaching two Distributed Systems courses. He holds an adjunct assistant professorship at Louisiana State University and consults independently with the Naval Research Lab in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harrison is a research fellow/associate, also in the School of Computer Science at Cardiff University. Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv Introduction....Pages 3-26 Discovery Protocols....Pages 27-37 Structured Document Types....Pages 39-60 Distributed Security Techniques....Pages 61-77 The Web....Pages 81-106 Peer-2-Peer Environments....Pages 107-125 Web Services....Pages 127-138 Distributed Objects and Agent Technologies....Pages 139-153 Grid Computing....Pages 155-177 Gnutella....Pages 181-196 Scalability....Pages 197-211 Freenet....Pages 213-225 BitTorrent....Pages 227-235 Jini....Pages 239-251 Jxta....Pages 253-268 Web Services Protocols....Pages 269-290 OGSA....Pages 291-312 Web 2.0....Pages 313-337 On the Horizon....Pages 339-346 Distributed Object Deployment Using Jini....Pages 349-362 P2P Deployment Using Jxta....Pages 363-380 Web Services Deployment....Pages 381-409 Web Deployment Using Atom....Pages 411-434 ERRATA....Pages 435-435 Back Matter....Pages 435-462