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State machine replication: History & Science

In computer science, state machine replication (SMR) or state machine approach is a general method for implementing a fault-tolerant service by replicating servers and coordinating client interactions with server replicas. The approach also provides a framework for understanding and designing replication management protocols.

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State machine replication topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Science as prominent areas in the source structure around State machine replication.

Related topics
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Source areas
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Connected nodes
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Extracted relationships
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Concept neighborhoods
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Bridge connections
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What this topic covers Research coverage

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Historical background · 8 topics
Problem definition · 5 topics
Overview · 4 topics
The State Machine Approach · 3 topics

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Overview

Problem definition

The State Machine Approach

Historical background

Advanced semantic analysis

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How State machine replication connects Entity context

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Important terminology

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Important terminology

state replicas system may machine replica inputs output log order outputs client server input used new must reconfiguration transfer approach

State machine replication relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 11 structured relationships around State machine replication. Examples in this analysis include memory errors or hard-drive crash → instance of → Special cases can improve these bounds.All of this deduction pre-supposes that replicas are experiencing only random independent faults and Logging → instance of → see Auditing and Failure Detection.The appendix contains discussion on typical extensions used in real-world systems. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
memory errors or hard-drive crashinstance ofSpecial cases can improve these bounds.All of this deduction pre-supposes that replicas are experiencing only random independent faults0.80text
Logginginstance ofsee Auditing and Failure Detection.The appendix contains discussion on typical extensions used in real-world systems0.80text
Checkpointsinstance ofsee Auditing and Failure Detection.The appendix contains discussion on typical extensions used in real-world systems0.80text
Reconfigurationinstance ofsee Auditing and Failure Detection.The appendix contains discussion on typical extensions used in real-world systems0.80text
and State Transfer.Ordering InputsThe critical step in building a distributed system of State Machines is choosing an order for the Inputs to be processedinstance ofsee Auditing and Failure Detection.The appendix contains discussion on typical extensions used in real-world systems0.80text
message lossinstance ofRealistic deployments must compensate for transient non-failure behaviors of the system0.80text
network partitionsinstance ofRealistic deployments must compensate for transient non-failure behaviors of the system0.80text
and slow processors.One technique is to store the series of Inputs in a loginstance ofRealistic deployments must compensate for transient non-failure behaviors of the system0.80text
Checkpointsinstance ofor support additional system features0.80text
and Reconfiguration.CheckpointsIf left unchecked a log will grow until it exhausts all available storage resourcesinstance ofor support additional system features0.80text
and Reconfigurationinstance ofor support additional system features0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around State machine replication bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include State, Approach and Inputs. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • State machine replication
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    • Replication
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    • Service
  • state machine replication
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  • mealy machine
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  • moore machine
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  • fault tolerance
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    • Joining
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    • System
    • Output
    • Checkpoints
    • Leader
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    • Consensus
    • Reconfiguration
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    • Log
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Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For State machine replication, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects State machine replication with Historical background. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
State machine replication — Historical background · splits 16 ⟂ 9
State machine replication — Problem definition · splits 19 ⟂ 6
State machine replication — Overview · splits 20 ⟂ 5
State machine replication — The State Machine Approach · splits 21 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

State machine replication

Nodes25
Edges24
Triples11
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.08
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around State machine replication to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Science, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — State machine replication · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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