Nerio: Leader Election and Edict Ordering

TL;DR

Nerio introduces a class of leader election protocols that ensure reliable coordination in distributed systems by electing a leader to manage processes and handle failures effectively.

Contribution

The paper presents Nerio, a novel class of leader election protocols designed for robust coordination and leader replacement in distributed systems.

Findings

Nerio protocols successfully elect leaders in distributed environments.

They ensure continuous system operation despite leader failures.

The protocols improve reliability and coordination efficiency.

Abstract

Coordination in a distributed system is facilitated if there is a unique process, the leader, to manage the other processes. The leader creates edicts and sends them to other processes for execution or forwarding to other processes. The leader may fail, and when this occurs a leader election protocol selects a replacement. This paper describes Nerio, a class of such leader election protocols.