public function splitFederation($splitDistributionValue)
    {
        $type = Type::getType($this->distributionType);

        $sql = 'ALTER FEDERATION ' . $this->getFederationName() . ' ' .
               'SPLIT AT (' . $this->getDistributionKey() . ' = ' .
               $this->conn->quote($splitDistributionValue, $type->getBindingType()) . ')';
        $this->conn->exec($sql);
    }