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18.437[J] Distributed Algorithms
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Not offered academic year 2019-2020Graduate (Fall)
(Same subject as 6.852[J])
Prereq: 6.046
Units: 3-0-9
Lecture: TR11-12.30 (32-141)
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Design and analysis of concurrent algorithms, emphasizing those suitable for use in distributed networks. Process synchronization, allocation of computational resources, distributed consensus, distributed graph algorithms, election of a leader in a network, distributed termination, deadlock detection, concurrency control, communication, and clock synchronization. Special consideration given to issues of efficiency and fault tolerance. Formal models and proof methods for distributed computation.
N. Lynch
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