Maintaining consistency in a replicated software archive

• Published in: Software, practice & experience Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 285 - 295
• Main Authors: Charlton, C. C., Leng, P. H., Lloyd, R. K., Turnbull, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.03.1998
• Subjects: data replication; distributed information system; mirror site; software archive; World Wide Web

Archives of software packages made available on the Internet have become an increasingly common and important way of distributing these resources. To improve local access speeds, it is common for these archives to be mirrored, i.e. replicated at regional sites throughout the world. When these sites...