Consensus Protocols in Practice

Trace the execution of single-decree Paxos, including common failure scenarios.

Analyze how Raft handles log replication, leader election, and membership changes.

Analyze how Raft maintains safety and liveness during network partitions, including leader isolation scenarios.

Compare Paxos and Raft in terms of understandability and practical implementation trade-offs.

Analyze the impact of gray failures such as slow nodes and clock drift on consensus protocol stability.