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Volume 22 , Issue 3 (September 1990) table of contents
Special issue on heterogeneous databases

Pages: 183 - 236

Year of Publication: 1990

ISSN:0360-0300

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Amit P. Sheth	Bellcore, Piscataway, NJ
James A. Larson	Intel Corp., Hillsboro, OR

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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A federated database system (FDBS) is a collection of cooperating database systems that are autonomous and possibly heterogeneous. In this paper, we define a reference architecture for distributed database management systems from system and schema viewpoints and show how various FDBS architectures can be developed. We then define a methodology for developing one of the popular architectures of an FDBS. Finally, we discuss critical issues related to developing and operating an FDBS.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
H. Information Systems
H.2 DATABASE MANAGEMENT
H.2.4 Systems
Subjects: Distributed databases

General Terms:
Design, Languages, Management

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