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Modelling the Raft Distributed Consensus Protocol in mCRL2 (2403.18916v1)
Published 27 Mar 2024 in cs.LO, cs.DC, and cs.SE
Abstract: The consensus problem is a fundamental problem in distributed systems. It involves a set of actors, or entities, that need to agree on some values or decisions. The Raft algorithm is a solution to the consensus problem that has gained widespread popularity as an easy-to-understand and implement alternative to Lamport's Paxos algorithm. In this paper we discuss a formalisation of the Raft algorithm and its associated correctness properties in the mCRL2 specification language.
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