Distributed paging for general networks

Baruch Awerbuch*, Yair Bartal, Amos Fiat

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Abstract

Distributed paging deals with the dynamic allocation of copies of files in a distributed network as to minimize the total communication cost over a sequence of read and write requests. Most previous work deals with the file allocation problem, where infinite nodal memory capacity is assumed. In contrast the distributed paging problem makes the more realistic assumption that nodal memory capacity is limited. Former work on distributed paging deals with the problem only in the case of a uniform network topology. This paper gives the first distributed paging algorithm for general networks. The algorithm is competitive in storage and communication. The competitive rates are poly-logarithmic in the total number of network nodes and the diameter of the network.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)67-104
Number of pages38
JournalJournal of Algorithms
Volume28
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998

Funding

FundersFunder number
Israeli Academy of Sciences
National Science Foundation9114440-CCR
Army Research OfficeDAAL03-86K-0171
Defense Advanced Research Projects AgencyN00014-J-92-1799
International Business Machines Corporation
Air Force Institute of TechnologyTNDGAFOSR-86-0078

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