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June 2003 (vol. 4 no. 6)
pp.
Nikki Lesley, University of Sydney, Australia
Holly Hou, University of Sydney, Australia
Joydeep Mitra, University of Sydney, Australia

This article presents a project that analyzes the pattern of causal errors in distributed systems. It asks the question: how wrong could the system be if causal order is not enforced? Simulations of a stock-trading system show that the number of failed trades due to causal errors has minimal impact on the system.

Citation:
Nikki Lesley, Holly Hou, Joydeep Mitra, "Causal Errors in Distributed Systems," IEEE Distributed Systems Online, vol. 4, no. 6, June 2003, doi:10.1109/MDSO.2003.10001
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