Principles and Technology of Multi-Database Systems

Author: Li Ruixuan
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: Multi-database systems are an important branch of distributed database systems and a emerging research field in database studies. This book comprehensively and deeply discusses the related concepts, theoretical principles, and implementation techniques of multi-database systems. The book consists of 10 chapters, divided into 4 parts: Part 1 serves as the foundation of the book, introducing the basic concepts of multi-database systems, related research work, and system architectures; Part 2 is the core of the book, focusing on the theory and technology of multi-database systems, including public data models, schema integration, query processing, query optimization, transaction management, security management, and other content; Part 3 introduces the integration of file systems and multi-database systems; Part 4 takes the Panorama prototype system as an example to illustrate the implementation techniques of multi-database systems. This book is organized and written based on the author's research and development of distributed heterogeneous multi-database systems, incorporating the author's many years of research achievements in the field of multi-database systems. The book features clear concepts, profound theories, and rich content, making it suitable as a textbook or reference for graduate students in computer science, as well as for researchers and technical personnel in the field of computer science.