The Consensus Problem in Unreliable Distributed Systems (A Brief Survey).

Abstract

Agreement problems involve a system of processes, some of which may be faulty. A fundamental problem of fault-tolerant distributed computing is for the reliable processes to reach a consensus. The author surveys the considerable literature on this problem that has developed over the past few years and give an informal overview of the major theoretical results in the area.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA129834

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  • Michael J. Fischer

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  • Yale University

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  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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  • Abstracts
  • Agreements
  • Algorithms
  • Authentication
  • Classification
  • Computational Complexity
  • Computational Science
  • Computations
  • Computer Science
  • Connecticut
  • Consensus Algorithms
  • Control Systems
  • Distributed Computing
  • Message Systems
  • Security
  • Systems Engineering
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  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design