Title
A class of randomized strategies for low-cost comparison of file copies
Abstract
A class of algorithms that use randomized signatures to compare remotely located filecopies is presented. A simple technique that sends on the order of 4/sup f/log(n) bits,where f is the number of differing pages that are to be diagnosed and n is the number ofpages in the file, is described. A method to improve the bound in the number of bits sent,making them grow with f as flog(f) and with n as log(n)log(log(n)), and a class ofalgorithms in which the number of signatures grows with f as fr/sup f/, where r can bemade to approach 1, are also presented. A comparison of these techniques is discussed.
Year
DOI
Venue
1991
10.1109/71.89062
Parallel and Distributed Systems, IEEE Transactions  
Keywords
Field
DocType
algorithm theory,file organisation,security of data,differing pages,file copies,randomized signatures,randomized strategies,remotely located file copies
Computer science,Device file,Class implementation file,Torrent file,Algorithm theory,Fork (file system),Versioning file system,Indexed file,Distributed computing,Computer file
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
2
2
1045-9219
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
16
8.02
4
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Daniel Barbará128721148.49
Richard J. Lipton264121796.57