Author(s)

Chen Yang ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Xiamen University Tan Kah Kee College, Zhangzhou Fujian, 363123, China

Corresponding Author

Chen Yang

ABSTRACT

With the rapid development of the Internet and big data, distributed systems play an increasingly important role in various fields. This paper first introduces the basic theory of distributed systems, including definitions, characteristics and computational models, and then explores the design architecture of distributed systems, focusing on analysing different architectural patterns and protocols. This paper also discusses in depth the scalability of distributed systems, analyses the characteristics of horizontal and vertical scaling and the bottlenecks faced, and proposes a design strategy for scalability. The results show that a reasonable architecture and optimisation strategy is the key to achieving an efficient distributed system.

KEYWORDS

Internet; Big Data; Distributed System; Scalability

CITE THIS PAPER

Chen Yang, Theoretical Analysis of Distributed Systems and Their Scalability. Advances in Computer, Signals and Systems (2025) Vol. 9: 21-24. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/acss.2025.090104.

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