Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Characterization of Distributed Systems -- Ch. 2. System Models -- Ch. 3. Networking and Internetworking -- Ch. 4. Interprocess Communication -- Ch. 5. Remote Invocation -- Ch. 6. Indirect Communication -- Ch. 7. Operating System Support -- Ch. 8. Distributed Objects and Components -- Ch. 9. Web Services -- Ch. 10. Peer-to-Peer Systems -- Ch. 11. Security -- Ch. 12. Distributed File Systems -- Ch. 13. Name Services -- Ch. 14. Time and Global States -- Ch. 15. Coordination and Agreement -- Ch. 16. Transactions and Concurrency Control -- Ch. 17. Distributed Transactions -- Ch. 18. Replication -- Ch. 19. Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing -- Ch. 20. Distributed Multimedia Systems -- Ch. 21. Designing Distributed Systems: Google Case Study.

Broad and up-to-date coverage of the principles and practice in the fast moving area of Distributed Systems. Distributed Systems provides students of computer science and engineering with the skills they will need to design and maintain software for distributed applications. It will also be invaluable to software engineers and systems designers wishing to understand new and future developments in the field. From mobile phones to the Internet, our lives depend increasingly on distributed systems linking computers and other devices together in a seamless and transparent way. The fifth edition of this best-selling text continues to provide a comprehensive source of material on the principles and practice of distributed computer systems and the exciting new developments based on them, using a wealth of modern case studies to illustrate their design and development . The depth of coverage will enable students to evaluate existing distributed systems and design new ones.