A case for proactivity in directory services

Fabián E. Bustamante, Patrick Widener, Karsten Schwan

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Abstract

In this paper, we argue that an exclusively inactive interface to directory services can hinder server scalability and indirectly restrict the behavior of potential applications. We propose to extend directory services' interfaces with a proactive mode by which clients can express their interest in (and be notified of) changes in the environment. These notification channels can be subsequently customized on a per-client basis through client-specified filters. Finally, in order to simplify the handling of client/server failures we adopt a leasing model for client registration to (and customization of) a notification channel. To validate our approach, we have designed and implemented the Proactive Directory Service (PDS).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on High Performance Distributed Computing
Pages415
Number of pages1
ISBN (Electronic)0769516866
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Computer aided software engineering
  • Distributed computing
  • Educational institutions
  • Grid computing
  • Information filtering
  • Information filters
  • Innovation management
  • Pervasive computing
  • Resource management
  • Scalability

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