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| ===== Byzantine Generals Problem ===== | ===== Byzantine Generals Problem ===== | ||
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| **Byzantine Generals Problem** is when a reliable computer system must be able to cope with the failure of one or more of its components (i.e., [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:byzantine_fault]].) A failed component may exhibit a type of behavior that is often overlooked -- namely, sending conflicting information to different parts of the system. The problem of coping with this type of failure is expressed abstractly as the Byzantine Generals Problem. (( | **Byzantine Generals Problem** is when a reliable computer system must be able to cope with the failure of one or more of its components (i.e., [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:byzantine_fault]].) A failed component may exhibit a type of behavior that is often overlooked -- namely, sending conflicting information to different parts of the system. The problem of coping with this type of failure is expressed abstractly as the Byzantine Generals Problem. (( | ||