Essence of Distributed Systems

Distributed Systems Concepts and Design Website

IEEE Distributed Systems

This course will cover fundamental principle of distributed system. It will also discuss and explain about systematic presentation of the basic issues in building distributed systems, particularly different architecture and resource issues.

The textbook is "Distributed Systems" by Coulouris et. al. The book aims to convey insight into, and knowledge of, the principle and practice underlying the design of distributed systems, both Internet-based and otherwise.

Chapter1: Characterization of Dist Systems
Chapter2: System Models
Chapter3: Networking and Internetworking
Chapter4: Inter Process Communications
Chapter5: Dist Object and RMI
Chapter5 revision:
Chapter6: Operating System
Chapter7: Security
Chapter8: Dist. File Service
Chapter9: Names Service

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