Predicate matching and subscription matching in Publish/Subscribe systems

G. Ashayer, H. K.Y. Leung, H. A. Jacobsen

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Abstract

An important class of publish/subscribe matching algorithms work in two stages. First, predicates are matched and then matching subscriptions are derived. We observe that in practice, the domain types over which predicates are defined are often of fixed enumerable cardinality. Based on this observation we propose a table-based look-up scheme for fast predicate evaluation that finds all matching predicates for each type with one table lookup. We compare this scheme to alternative general-purpose implementations. This observation may also suggests that matching in publish/subscribe systems could equally well be implemented with standard database technology. We propose two DBMS-based matching algorithms and compare the better one with a special purpose publish/subscribe matching algorithm implementation. We provide first evidence that for application scenarios that require large subscription workloads and process many events a DBMS-based solution is not a feasible alternative.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 22nd International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems Workshops, ICDCSW 2002
EditorsRoland Wagner
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages539-546
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)0769515886
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes
Event22nd International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems Workshops, ICDCSW 2002 - Vienna, Austria
Duration: 2 Jul 20025 Jul 2002

Publication series

NameProceedings - International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems
Volume2002-January

Conference

Conference22nd International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems Workshops, ICDCSW 2002
Country/TerritoryAustria
CityVienna
Period2/07/025/07/02

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