Class FD_PROB

Each member maintains a list of all other members: for each member P, 2 data are maintained, a heartbeat counter and the time of the last increment of the counter. Each member periodically sends its own heartbeat counter list to a randomly chosen member Q. Q updates its own heartbeat counter list and the associated time (if counter was incremented). Each member periodically increments its own counter. If, when sending its heartbeat counter list, a member P detects that another member Q's heartbeat counter was not incremented for timeout seconds, Q will be suspected.

This protocol can be used both with a PBCAST *and* regular stacks.

Version: $Revision: 1.9 $

Author: Bela Ban 1999