Distributed Computing [electronic resource] : 17th International Conference, DISC 2003, Sorrento, Italy, October 1-3, 2003. Proceedings / edited by Faith Ellen Fich.

Resilient Consensus for Infinitely Many Processes -- Uniform Solvability with a Finite Number of MWMR Registers -- Timing-Based Mutual Exclusion with Local Spinning -- On the Uncontended Complexity of Consensus -- Probabilistic Quorums for Dynamic Systems -- Efficient Replication of Large Data Objects -- On the Locality of Consistency Conditions -- Multi-writer Consistency Conditions for Shared Memory Objects -- Booting Clock Synchronization in Partially Synchronous Systems -- Automatic Discovery of Mutual Exclusion Algorithms -- On the Implementation Complexity of Specifications of Concurrent Programs -- Competitive Management of Non-preemptive Queues with Multiple Values -- Constructing Disjoint Paths for Secure Communication -- Compact Routing for Flat Networks -- Lower Bounds for Oblivious Single-Packet End-to-End Communication -- Efficient Gossip and Robust Distributed Computation -- Condition-Based Consensus in Synchronous Systems -- Using Conditions to Expedite Consensus in Synchronous Distributed Systems -- Tight Bounds on Early Local Decisions in Uniform Consensus -- Tight Bounds for k-Set Agreement with Limited-Scope Failure Detectors -- On Failure Detectors and Type Boosters -- GeoQuorums: Implementing Atomic Memory in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks -- Asymptotically Efficient Approaches to Fault-Tolerance in Peer-to-Peer Networks -- Maximizing Remote Work in Flooding-Based Peer-to-Peer Systems -- Overcoming the Majority Barrier in Large-Scale Systems.