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Due to the increasing availability and stability of computer networks of various sizes, more and more information processing tasks are realized as distributed applications. Ongoing advances in hardware technology facilitate the provision of decentralized computing power and enhanced communication networks. Various motivations for distributed processing exist: reduced costs, improved performance, fault tolerance, modular system design, flexibility, and extensibility [Nehm85] [Slom87].
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The term “formal description technique (FDT)” is used in a broader scope in this thesis (detailed in chapter 2) and is not confined to standardized techniques.
In Figure 2, and in following figures, dotted lines are used to indicate logical rather than physical interconnection.
The following general definition of architectural concepts is given in [Brin88a]: “The class of informal and widely used objects and operations that are subject to specification”.
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Schneider, J.M. (1992). Introduction. In: Protocol engineering. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-83979-4_1
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