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In case you aren't aware of it, here are details of our
textbook on distributed systems, designed for (and based on) a
graduate-level course in DS.

We also have a set of a coursework exercises in the design and
implementation of a client-server application, available on request.

George Coulouris

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Distributed Systems: Concepts and Design

George F. Coulouris
and
Jean Dollimore
(Queen Mary College, University of London)

Addison-Wesley (International Computer Science Series)
First published September 1988.

ISBN 0-201-18059-6

Here are two paragraphs from the Preface, describing the
intended scope and usage of the book:
" This book is intended to provide an introduction to the concepts and design
principles used in the construction of distributed computer systems.
We assume only that the reader has a knowledge of programming, of elementary
computer architecture and of the facilities offered by a general-purpose
operating system such as UNIX.
Courses on computer networks and operating systems are not necessary
pre-requisites, since we include a discussion of the essential topics from
computer networks in Chapter 3 and the operating systems techniques
mentioned are explained as they arise.

Although the book is based on material used by the authors for teaching a
course on distributed systems at Masters level, it includes material that
should make it suitable for teaching in the second or third year of
undergraduate courses in computer science and for self-study by those with a
background of the type outlined above."

And here is short a contents list:

Chapter 1: An introduction to distributed systems

Chapter 2: Architecture and design goals

Chapter 3: Networks and protocols

Chapter 4: Remote procedure calling

Chapter 5: File and directory services

Chapter 6: Implementation of file services

Chapter 7: Shared files

Chapter 8: Collaborating servers and file replication

Chapter 9: Protection and Security

Chapter 10: Case studies in distributed system design

Chapter 11: Grapevine: a case study

Appendix 1 - RPC Implementation

Appendix 2 - Grapevine: an Exercise in Distributed Computing
.  (Reprinted from CACM, v.25, no. 1, April 1982)
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