References

For additional reading we recommend the following publications (digital libraries are accessible for free only from TU Wien internally):

• Understanding replication in databases and distributed systems
• Basic Concepts and Taxonomy of Dependable and Secure Computing
• Some constraints and tradeoffs in the design of network communications: In diesem Paper wird das Two-Army-Problem erstmals angesprochen (im Appendix).
• Impossibility of distributed consensus with one faulty process: Der weithin bekannte Beweis aus dem Jahr 1985 über die Unmöglichkeit des Agreements in asynchronen Systemen mit zumindest einem fehlerhaften (ausfallenden) Prozeß. .

Moreover, an (incomplete and unstructured) list of related tools is provided:

• Group communication toolkits: Ensemble, JGroups, SPREAD
• Distributed Systems Technologies: CORBA, J2EE, .NET