Footloose: A case for physical eventual consistency and selective conflict resolution

Justin Mazzola Paluska, David Saff, Tom Yeh, Kathryn Chen

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Abstract

Users are increasingly inundated with small devices with communication and storage capabilities. Unfortunately, the user is still responsible for reconciling all of the devices whenever a change is made. We present Footloose, a user-centered data store that can share data and reconcile conflicts across diverse devices. Footloose is an optimistic system based on physical eventual consistency - consistency based on the movement of devices - and selective conflict resolution - which allows conflicts to flow through devices that cannot resolve the conflict to devices the can. Using these techniques, Footloose can present consistent views of data on the devices closest to the user without user interaction.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 5th IEEE Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications, WMCSA 2003
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages170-179
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)0769519954, 9780769519951
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003
Event5th IEEE Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications, WMCSA 2003 - Monterey, United States
Duration: 9 Oct 200310 Oct 2003

Publication series

NameProceedings - 5th IEEE Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications, WMCSA 2003

Conference

Conference5th IEEE Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications, WMCSA 2003
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMonterey
Period9/10/0310/10/03

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