A meta model and an infrastructure for the non-transparent replication of object databases

Abstract

non-transparent, partial and selective replication of databases. If object databases are used, appropriate replication systems have to cope with the additional complexity of object models. TodayÕs replication systems do not meet these requirements. Consequently, we introduce a meta model that specifies the abstract functionality which is needed for the non-transparent, partial and selective replication of object databases. This meta model allows incorporation of its replication concepts in a variety of object models. In addition, we present the design of a replication infrastructure, based on the meta model, which serves as the foundation for concrete realizations of object replication systems. The development of a replication system for a time series database management system proved the viability of the proposed solution.