Simple constant-time consensus protocols in realistic failure models (extended abstract)

Benny Chor; Michael Merritt; David B. Shmoys

doi:10.1145/323596.323610

Simple constant-time consensus protocols in realistic failure models (extended abstract)

Benny Chor
, Michael Merritt
, David B. Shmoys

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lucent
Harvard University

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13 Scopus citations

Abstract

Using simple and elegant protocols, we show how to achieve consensus in constant expected time, within realistic failure models. Significantly, the strongest models considered are completely asynchronous. A nearly matching lower bound is also given.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 4th Annual ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing, PODC 1985
Editors	Ray Strong, Michael Malcolm
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	152-162
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	0897911687
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/323596.323610
State	Published - 1 Aug 1985
Externally published	Yes
Event	4th Annual ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing, PODC 1985 - Minaki, Canada Duration: 5 Aug 1985 → 7 Aug 1985

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Name	Proceedings of the Annual ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing

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Conference	4th Annual ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing, PODC 1985
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Minaki
Period	5/08/85 → 7/08/85

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Funders	Funder number
National Science Foundation	DCR-8302385, DCR-8302391
Office of Naval Research	N00014-85-K-0168
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency	N00014-83-K-0125
International Business Machines Corporation
Office for the Advancement of Research, John Jay College of Criminal Justice	DAAG29-84-K-0058

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Chor, B., Merritt, M., & Shmoys, D. B. (1985). Simple constant-time consensus protocols in realistic failure models (extended abstract). In R. Strong, & M. Malcolm (Eds.), Proceedings of the 4th Annual ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing, PODC 1985 (pp. 152-162). (Proceedings of the Annual ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/323596.323610

Chor, Benny ; Merritt, Michael ; Shmoys, David B. / Simple constant-time consensus protocols in realistic failure models (extended abstract). Proceedings of the 4th Annual ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing, PODC 1985. editor / Ray Strong ; Michael Malcolm. Association for Computing Machinery, 1985. pp. 152-162 (Proceedings of the Annual ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing).

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Simple constant-time consensus protocols in realistic failure models (extended abstract). / Chor, Benny; Merritt, Michael; Shmoys, David B.
Proceedings of the 4th Annual ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing, PODC 1985. ed. / Ray Strong; Michael Malcolm. Association for Computing Machinery, 1985. p. 152-162 (Proceedings of the Annual ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing).

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Chor B, Merritt M, Shmoys DB. Simple constant-time consensus protocols in realistic failure models (extended abstract). In Strong R, Malcolm M, editors, Proceedings of the 4th Annual ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing, PODC 1985. Association for Computing Machinery. 1985. p. 152-162. (Proceedings of the Annual ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing). doi: 10.1145/323596.323610

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