Globule: A platform for self-replicating web documents

Guillaume Pierre; Maarten van Steen

doi:10.1007/3-540-45481-0_1

Globule: A platform for self-replicating web documents

Guillaume Pierre, Maarten van Steen

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Abstract

Replicating Web documents at a worldwide scale can help reduce userperceived latency and wide-area network traffic. This paper presents the design of Globule, a platform that automates all aspects of such replication: server-to-server peering negotiation, creation and destruction of replicas, selection of the most appropriate replication strategies on a per-document basis, consistency management and transparent redirection of clients to replicas. Globule is initially directed to support standard Web documents. However, it can also be applied to streamoriented documents. To facilitate the transition from a non-replicated server to a replicated one, we designed Globule as a module for the Apache Web server. Therefore, converting Web documents should require no more than compiling a new module into Apache and editing a configuration file.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Protocols for Multimedia Systems
Subtitle of host publication	6th International Conference, PROMS 2001 Enschede, The Netherlands, October 17–19, 2001 Proceedings
Editors	Marten J. van Sinderen, Lambert J.M. Nieuwenhuis
Place of Publication	Berlin, Heidelberg
Publisher	Springer
Pages	1-11
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-540-45481-6
ISBN (Print)	978-3-540-42708-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45481-0_1
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2001
Externally published	Yes
Event	6th International Conference on Protocols for Multimedia Systems, PROMS 2001 - Enschede, Netherlands Duration: 17 Oct 2001 → 19 Oct 2001 Conference number: 6

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	2213
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	6th International Conference on Protocols for Multimedia Systems, PROMS 2001
Abbreviated title	PROMS
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Enschede
Period	17/10/01 → 19/10/01

Keywords

Access pattern
Content distribution network
Dynamic document
Replication protocol
Apache server

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Pierre, G., & van Steen, M. (2001). Globule: A platform for self-replicating web documents. In M. J. van Sinderen, & L. J. M. Nieuwenhuis (Eds.), Protocols for Multimedia Systems: 6th International Conference, PROMS 2001 Enschede, The Netherlands, October 17–19, 2001 Proceedings (pp. 1-11). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 2213). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45481-0_1

Pierre, Guillaume ; van Steen, Maarten. / Globule : A platform for self-replicating web documents. Protocols for Multimedia Systems: 6th International Conference, PROMS 2001 Enschede, The Netherlands, October 17–19, 2001 Proceedings. editor / Marten J. van Sinderen ; Lambert J.M. Nieuwenhuis. Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer, 2001. pp. 1-11 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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Pierre, G & van Steen, M 2001, Globule: A platform for self-replicating web documents. in MJ van Sinderen & LJM Nieuwenhuis (eds), Protocols for Multimedia Systems: 6th International Conference, PROMS 2001 Enschede, The Netherlands, October 17–19, 2001 Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 2213, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, pp. 1-11, 6th International Conference on Protocols for Multimedia Systems, PROMS 2001, Enschede, Netherlands, 17/10/01. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45481-0_1

Globule: A platform for self-replicating web documents. / Pierre, Guillaume; van Steen, Maarten.
Protocols for Multimedia Systems: 6th International Conference, PROMS 2001 Enschede, The Netherlands, October 17–19, 2001 Proceedings. ed. / Marten J. van Sinderen; Lambert J.M. Nieuwenhuis. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, 2001. p. 1-11 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 2213).

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