Seeking Fastness in Multiple-Writer Multiple-Reader Atomic Register
Implementations

ΠΕΝΕΚ/0609/031



This project will be carried out in three main phases.

Phase 1: How fast a MWMR read/write operation can be?
During this phase we will explore whether operation latency efficient algorithms that implement robust atomic registers in the MWMR model are possible. The investigation will include two stages:
(a) a study of the efficiency limitations inherently imposed by the MWMR model, and
(b) adaptation of prior and introduction of new techniques to enable and support the development of
new algorithms that implement atomic R/W registers in the MWMR model with low operation latency.

Phase 2: Simulate our algorithms on a single processor simulation environments
During the 2nd phase, the algorithms proposed will be implemented in single processor network simulators. Such simulators provide a controlled testing environment. This will allow us to test the performance of our algorithms under specific enviromental adversarial scenarios.

Phase 3: Testing on real-time planetary scale environments.
For the last part of our project we plan to implement and run our algorithms in planetary-scale real-environment multitier networks. This will help us evaluate the efficiency and practicality of our algorithms in real-time environments. In addition this will evaluate the scalability of the proposed approaches and the promise for more practical and reliable Distributed Storage Systems with provable guarantees.


Funded by the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation and co-funded by the Republic of Cyprus and
the European Regional Development Fund
Republic of Cyprus Diarthrotika Tameia European Union Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation Desmi 2009-2010

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