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Object orientation in multidatabase systems

Authors :
Omran Bukhres
Ahmed K. Elmagarmid
Evaggelia Pitoura
Source :
ACM Computing Surveys. 27:141-195
Publication Year :
1995
Publisher :
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 1995.

Abstract

A multidatabase system (MDBS) is a confederation of preexisting distributed, heterogeneous, and autonomous database systems. There has been a recent proliferation of research suggesting the application of object-oriented techniques to facilitate the complex task of designing and implementing MDBSs. Although this approach seems promising, the lack of a general framework impedes any further development. The goal of this paper is to provide a concrete analysis and categorization of the various ways in which object orientation has affected the task of designing and implementing MDBSs. We identify three dimensions in which the object-oriented paradigm has influenced this task: the general system architecture, the schema architecture, and the heterogeneous transaction management. Then we provide a classification and a comprehensive analysis of the issues related to each of the above dimensions. To demonstrate the applicability of this analysis, we conclude with a comparative review of existing multidatabase systems.

Details

ISSN :
15577341 and 03600300
Volume :
27
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
ACM Computing Surveys
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....c26f88162395e780369ae120c4c2b02a
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1145/210376.210378