The Architecture of a Generalised Distributed Database System – PRECI*.

Deen, S. M.; Amin, R. R.; Ofori-Dwumfuo, G. O.; Taylor, M. C.

A research prototype of a generalised distributed database system called PRECI* is currently being developed at the University of Aberdeen in collaboration with a number of research centres, mainly in Britain. The system is fully decentralised, with both retrieval and update facilities, permitting heterogeneous and even pre-existing databases as nodes and supporting links to other (external) distributed databases. The system supports both location transparent and transaction-oriented queries to fulfil differing user requirements. Nodal autonomy, data integration, metadata and staged binding of queries may be seen as its other main features. The basic design of the system is now complete, and a partial implementation is in progress.

Computer Journal, 1985, Vol 28, Issue 3, p282

0010-4620

Academic Journal

10.1093/comjnl/28.3.282