An Approximation Algorithm For A File-Allocation Problem In A Hierarchical Distributed System.
Summary: NP-hard file allocation in a hierarchical distributed system; introduces an approximation algorithm. Empirical results indicate the solution is within 4% of optimal, suggesting a high probability of near-optimal performance. (summarized by gpt-5-nano on Feb 09 2026)
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@inproceedings{lam_sigmod80,
title = {{AN APPROXIMATION ALGORITHM FOR A FILE-ALLOCATION PROBLEM IN A HIERARCHICAL DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM.}},
author = {Lam, K. and Yu, C. T.},
series = {{SIGMOD} '80},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the {ACM} {SIGMOD} International Conference on Management of Data},
publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
doi = {10.1145/582250.582270},
url = {https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/582250.582270},
year = {1980}
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| 13,256 | File Allocation in Distributed Databases with Interaction between Files | 1983 | VLDB | 5.093636e-05 |
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| 4,388 | Data Base Decomposition In A Hierarchical Computer System | 1975 | SIGMOD | 6.7308761e-05 |
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