Stopping times of distributed consensus protocols: a probabilistic analysis

Given a model where each processor remains correct for an exponentially distributed random time and then fails independently of the others, we characterize system executions that permit the processors to reach consensus. We show that with non-zero probability, a protocol can achieve consensus even d...

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Main Author: Babaoğlu, Özalp (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, New York 1986
Series:Cornell University <Ithaca, NY> / Department of Computer Science: Technical report 756
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Summary:Given a model where each processor remains correct for an exponentially distributed random time and then fails independently of the others, we characterize system executions that permit the processors to reach consensus. We show that with non-zero probability, a protocol can achieve consensus even during executions where the number of actual processors to fail exceeds its resiliency.
Physical Description:11 S.

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