Distributed Information Dissemination

• Multiple dissemination servers (n)

• Profiles posted at multiple servers

  • profile quorum (p)

• Documents examined at multiple servers

  • document quorum (d)

• Intersection property - ensure that match is not missed

  • majority consesus arrangement : p+d = n+1
  • grid protocol : d rows of p servers
  • heirarchical organization

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