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16th Symposium on Computer Architecture and High Performance Computing (SBAC-PAD'04)   pp. 116-123
A Performance Evaluation of a Quorum-Based State-Machine Replication Algorithm For Computing Grids
Jean-Michel Busca, Université Paris 6 - CNRS, France; INRIA Rocquencourt, France
Marin Bertier, Université Paris 6 - CNRS, France
Fatima Belkouch, Université Lille 2, France
Pierre Sens, Université Paris 6 - CNRS, France; INRIA Rocquencourt, France
Luciana Arantes, Université Paris 6 - CNRS, France

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Abstract
Quorum systems are well-known tools that improve the performance and the availability of distributed systems. In this paper we explore their use as a means to achieve low response time for network services that are replicated and accessed over computing grids. To that end, we propose both a quorum construction and a quorum-based state-machine replication algorithm that tolerates crash failures in a partially synchronous model. We show through the evaluation of a real implementation that although simple, this quorum construction and replication algorithm exhibit a response time 20% lower than that of a regular active replication algorithm in appropriate conditions.
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Citation:  Jean-Michel Busca, Marin Bertier, Fatima Belkouch, Pierre Sens, Luciana Arantes, "A Performance Evaluation of a Quorum-Based State-Machine Replication Algorithm For Computing Grids," sbac-pad, pp. 116-123,  16th Symposium on Computer Architecture and High Performance Computing (SBAC-PAD'04),  2004