Randomized broadcast in networks

Uriel Feige, David Peleg, Prabhakar Raghavan, Eli Upfal

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Abstract

In this paper we study the rate at which a rumor spreads through an undirected graph. This study has two important applications in distributed computation: in simple, robust and efficient broadcast protocols, and in the maintenance of replicated databases.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)447-460
Number of pages14
JournalRandom Structures and Algorithms
Volume1
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1990
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • distributed computation
  • random graphs
  • randomized algorithms
  • rumor propagation

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