Abstract
This paper discusses the problem of placing data replicas in a ring network to maximize data availability. For read-any/write-all protocol, we prove that the equally spacing placement is optimal for read-dominant systems, while the grouping placement is optimal for write-dominant systems. For majority-voting protocol, we give some necessary conditions for optimal placements. © 2001 Academic Press.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1412-1424 |
Journal | Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2001 |
Research Keywords
- Data availability
- Data replication
- Distributed databases
- Fault tolerance
- Ring networks