Title: A low-latency resilient protocol for e-business transactions

Authors: Muhammad Younas, Barry Eaglestone, Kuo-Ming Chao

Addresses: Distributed Systems and Modelling Research Group, School of Mathematical and Information Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, CV1 5FB, UK. ' Department of Information Studies, Computational Informatics Research Group, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK. ' Distributed Systems and Modelling Research Group, School of Mathematical and Information Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, CV1 5FB, UK

Abstract: This paper proposes a novel protocol for e-business transaction management, called the low latency resilient (LLR) protocol. LLR applies new correctness criteria based upon enforcing semantic atomicity with increased resilience to failure, and has been implemented as a prototype system for e-business transaction processing. The analysis given shows that LLR avoids resource blocking of e-business systems and significantly reduces response time between such systems. In addition, LLR significantly improves the resiliency of e-business transactions in the event of failures or the unavailability of requested services. This is achieved through the use of e-business transaction within which alternative sub-transactions are specified.

Keywords: transaction management; e-business; electronic business; SACReD transactions; resiliency; latency of transaction commit protocols; evaluation of commit protocols; performance; resource blocking; calculus of communicating systems; CCS; formal specification; low latency resilient protocol.

DOI: 10.1504/IJWET.2004.005234

International Journal of Web Engineering and Technology, 2004 Vol.1 No.3, pp.278 - 296

Published online: 14 Sep 2004 *

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