XSiena [Elektronische Ressource] : the content-based publish, subscribe system / eingereicht von Zbigniew Jerzak

XSiena: The Content-BasedPublish/Subscribe SystemDissertationzur Erlangung des akademischen GradesDoktoringenieur (Dr.-Ing.)vorgelegt an derTechnischen Universitat¨ DresdenFakultat¨ Informatikeingerichtet vonDipl.-Ing. Zbigniew Jerzakgeboren am 31.08.1979 in Zabrze, PolenBetreuender Hochschullehrer: Prof. Christof Fetzer, PhDReferent: PD Dr.-Ing. Gero MühlDatum der Einreichung: 16. April 2009 der Verteidigung: 28. September 2009iiDeclarationHerewith I declare that this submission is my own work and that, to the bestof my knowledge, it contains no material previously published or written byanother person nor material which to a substantial extent has been accepted forthe award of any other degree or diploma of the university or other instituteof higher education, except where due acknowledgment has been made in thetext.Dresden, September 29, 2009Zbigniew JerzakivPrefaceJust as packet switched networks constituted a major breakthrough in ourperception of the information exchange in computer networks so have thedecoupling properties of publish/subscribe systems revolutionized the waywe look at networking in the context of large scale distributed systems. Thedecoupling of the components of publish/subscribe systems in time, space andsynchronization has created an appealing platform for the asynchronous infor-mation exchange among anonymous information producers and consumers.