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Byzantine-resilient distributed computing systems

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This paper is aimed at reviewing the notion of Byzantine-resilient distributed computing systems, the relevant protocols and their possible applications as reported in the literature. The three agreement problems, namely, the consensus problem, the interactive consistency problem, and the generals problem have been discussed. Various agreement protocols for the Byzantine generals problem have been summarized in terms of their performance and level of fault-tolerance. The three classes of Byzantine agreement protocols discussed are the deterministic, randomized, and approximate agreement protocols. Finally, application of the Byzantine agreement protocols to clock synchronization is highlighted.

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  1. Department of Computer Science & Automation, Indian Institute of Science, 560 012, Bangalore, India

    L. M. Patnaik

  2. Control Systems Division, ISRO Satellite Centre, Vimanapura P.O., 560 017, Bangalore, India

    S. Balaji

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Patnaik, L.M., Balaji, S. Byzantine-resilient distributed computing systems. Sadhana 11, 81–91 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02811312

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