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Advanced Operating Systems

24CSH510 · S5 · 4 credits

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Module 01Architectures of Distributed Systems & Theoretical Foundationsexpand

(9 hrs) Architectures of Distributed Systems - System Architecture Types, Distributed Operating Systems, Issues in Distributed Operating Systems, Communication Primitives. Theoretical Foundations - Inherent Limitations of a Distributed System, Lamport’s Logical Clocks, Vector Clocks, Causal Ordering of Messages, Termination Detection.

Module 02Distributed Mutual Exclusion (9 hrs)expand

Distributed Mutual Exclusion - The Classification of Mutual Exclusion Algorithms, Non-Token Based Algorithms - Lamport’s Algorithm, The Ricart-Agrawala Algorithm, Maekawa’s Algorithm. Token-Based Algorithms - Suzuki-Kasami’s Broadcast Algorithm, Singhal’s Heuristic Algorithm, Raymond’s Heuristic Algorithm.

Module 03Distributed Deadlock Detection (9 hrs)expand

Distributed Deadlock Detection - Preliminaries, Deadlock Handling Strategies in Distributed Systems, Issues in Deadlock Detection and Resolution, Control Organizations for Distributed Deadlock Detection, Centralized- Deadlock – Detection Algorithms, Distributed Deadlock Detection Algorithms, Hierarchical Deadlock Detection Algorithms.

Module 04Multiprocessor Operating Systems & Distributed File Systemsexpand

(9 hrs) Multiprocessor System Architectures - Introduction, Motivation for multiprocessor Systems, Basic Multiprocessor System Architectures. Multiprocessor Operating Systems - Introduction, Structures of Multiprocessor Operating Systems, Operating Design Issues, Threads, Process Synchronization, Processor Scheduling. Distributed File Systems - Architecture, Mechanisms for Building Distributed File Systems, Design Issues.

Module 05Distributed Scheduling (9 hrs)expand

Distributed Scheduling - Issues in Load Distributing, Components of a Load Distributed Algorithm, Stability, Load Distributing Algorithms, Requirements for Load Distributing, Task Migration, Issues in task Migration. Distributed Shared Memory - Architecture and Motivation, Algorithms for Implementing DSM, Memory Coherence, Coherence Protocols, Design Issues.

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