3. syncro. in distributed system
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Distributed systems face challenges with time ordering and synchronization due to a lack of a global clock. Logical clocks provide a way to determine event ordering without precise time information. Lamport's algorithm uses logical clocks and the "happens before" relation to ensure proper synchronization. Physical clocks also require synchronization methods like Cristian's algorithm to limit clock drift between distributed nodes. Mutual exclusion in distributed systems can be achieved through centralized coordination of access to critical sections.
![DISTRIBUTED ALGORITHM
[Ricart and Agrawala]: needs 2(n-1) messages
Based on event ordering and time stamps
Process k enters critical section as follows
Generate new time stamp TSk = TSk+1
Send request(k,TSk) all other n-1 processes
Wait until reply(j) received from all other processes
Enter critical section
Upon receiving a request message, process j
Sends reply if no contention
If already in critical section, does not reply, queue request
If wants to enter, compare TSj with TSk and send reply if TSk<TSj,
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- 2. CANONICAL PROBLEMS IN DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS Time ordering and clock synchronization Election Mutual exclusion Distributed transactions
- 3. THE IMPORTANCE OF SYNCHRONIZATION Because various components of a distributed system must cooperate and exchange information, synchronization is a necessity. Constraints, both implicit and explicit, are therefore enforced to ensure synchronization of components.
- 4. CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION As in non-distributed systems, the knowledge of “when events occur” is necessary. However, clock synchronization is often more difficult in distributed systems because there is no ideal time source. Distributed algorithms must overcome: Scattering of information Local, rather than global, decision-making.
- 5. Conti.... Time is unambiguous in centralized systems Distributed systems: each node has own system clock. Crystal-based clocks are less accurate (1 part in million) Problem: An event that occurred after another may be assigned an earlier time
- 6. LACK OF GLOBAL TIME IN DS (Clock syn.) It is impossible to guarantee that physical clocks run at the same frequency Lack of global time, can cause problem. Example: UNIX make Edit output.c at a client output.o is at a server (compile at server) Client machine clock can be lagging behind the server machine clock
- 7. LACK OF GLOBAL TIME – EXAMPLE When each machine has its own clock, an event that occurred after another event may nevertheless be assigned an earlier time.
- 8. LOGICAL CLOCKS Often, it is not necessary for a computer to know the exact time, only relative time. This is known as “logical time”. Logical time is not based on timing but on the ordering of events. Logical clocks can only advance forward, not in reverse. Non-interacting processes cannot share a logical clock. Computers generally obtain logical time using interrupts to update a software clock. The more interrupts (the more frequently time is updated), the higher the overhead.
- 9. LAMPORT’S LOGICAL CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION ALGORITHM The most common logical clock synchronization algorithm for distributed systems is Lamport‟s Algorithm. It is used in situations where ordering is important but global time is not required. Based on the “happens-before” relation: Event A “happens-before” Event B (A→B) when all processes involved in a distributed system agree that event A occurred first, and B subsequently occurred. This DOES NOT mean that Event A actually occurred before Event B in absolute clock time.
- 10. LAMPORT’S LOGICAL CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION ALGORITHM A distributed system can use the “happens-before” relation when: Events A and B are observed by the same process, or by multiple processes with the same global clock Event A acknowledges sending a message and Event B acknowledges receiving it, since a message cannot be received before it is sent If two events do not communicate via messages, they are considered concurrent – because order cannot be determined and it does not matter. Concurrent events can be ignored.
- 11. LAMPORT’S LOGICAL CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION ALGORITHM (CONT.) In the previous examples, Clock C(a) < C(b) If they are concurrent, C(a) = C(b) Concurrent events can only occur on the same system, because every message transfer between two systems takes at least one clock tick. In Lamport‟s Algorithm, logical clock values for events may be changed, but always by moving the clock forward. Time values can never be decreased.
- 12. LAMPORT’S LOGICAL CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION ALGORITHM (CONT.) Lamport‟s Algorithm can thus be used in distributed systems to ensure synchronization: A logical clock is implemented in each node in the system. Each node can determine the order in which events have occurred in that system’s own point of view. The logical clock of one node does not need to have any relation to real time or to any other node in the system.
- 13. PROCESS EACH WITH ITS OWN CLOCK •At time 6 , Process 0 sends message A to Process 1 •It arrives to Process 1 at 16( It took 10 ticks to make journey •Message B from 1 to 2 takes 16 ticks •Message C from 2 to 1 leaves at 60 and arrives at 56 -Not Possible •Message D from 1 to 0 leaves at 64 and arrives at 54 -Not Possible
- 14. LAMPORT’S ALGORITHM CORRECTS THE CLOCKS Use „happened-before‟ relation Each message carries the sending time (as per sender‟s clock) When arrives, receiver fast forwards its clock to be one more than the sending time. (between every two events, the clock must tick at least once)
- 15. PHYSICAL CLOCKS The time difference between two computers is known as drift. Clock drift over time is known as skew. Computer clock manufacturers specify a maximum skew rate in their products. Computer clocks are among the least accurate modern timepieces. Inside every computer is a chip surrounding a quartz crystal oscillator to record time. These crystals cost 25 seconds to produce. Average loss of accuracy: 0.86 seconds per day This skew is unacceptable for distributed systems. Several methods are now in use to attempt the synchronization of physical clocks in distributed systems:
- 16. PHYSICAL CLOCKS 17th Century: time has been measured astronomically Solar Day: interval between two consecutive transit of sun Solar Second: 1/86400th of solar day
- 17. PHYSICAL CLOCKS 1948: Atomic Clocks are invented Accurate clocks are atomic oscillators (one part in 1013) BIH decide TAI(International Atomic Time) TAI seconds is now about 3 msec less than solar day BIH solves the problem by introducing leap seconds Whenever discrepancy between TAI and solar time grow to 800 msec This time is called Universal Coordinated Time(UTC) When BIH announces leap second, the power companies raise their frequency to 61 & 51 Hz for 60 & 50 sec, to advance all the clocks in their distribution area.
- 18. PHYSICAL CLOCKS - UTC Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the international time standard. UTC is the current term for what was commonly referred to as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Zero hours UTC is midnight in Greenwich, England, which lies on the zero longitudinal meridian. UTC is based on a 24-hour clock.
- 19. CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION Each clock has a maximum drift rate 1- dC/dt <= 1+ Two clocks may drift by 2 t in time t To limit drift to resynchronize after every 2 seconds
- 20. CHRISTIAN’S ALGORITHM Assuming there is one time server with UTC(Coordinated universal time): Each node in the distributed system periodically polls the time server. Time( treply) is estimated as t + (Treply + Treq)/2 This process is repeated several times and an average is provided. Machine Treply then attempts to adjust its time. Disadvantages: Must attempt to take delay between server Treply andtime server into account Single point of failure if time server fails
- 21. CRISTIAN’S ALGORITHM Synchronize machines to a time server with a UTC receiver Machine P requests time from server every seconds Receives time t from server, P sets clock to t+treply where treply is the time to send reply to P Use (treq+treply)/2 as an estimate of treply Improve accuracy by making a series of measurements
- 22. PROBLEM WITH CRISTIAN’S ALGORITHM Time must never run backward If sender‟s clock is fast, CUTC will be smaller than the sender‟s current value of C Major Problem Minor Problem It takes nonzero time for the time server‟s reply This delay may be large and vary with network load
- 23. SOLUTION Major Problem Control the clock Suppose that the timer set to generate 100 intrpt/sec Normally each interrupt add 10 msec to the time To slow down add only 9 msec To advance add 11 msec to the time Minor Problem Measure it Make a series of measurements for accuracy Discard the measurements that exceeds the threshold value The message that came back fastest can be taken to be the most accurate.
- 24. BERKELEY ALGORITHM Used in systems without UTC receiver Keep clocks synchronized with one another One computer is master, other are slaves Master periodically polls slaves for their times Average times and return differences to slaves Communication delays compensated as in Cristian‟s algo Failure of master => election of a new master
- 25. BERKELEY ALGORITHM a) b) c) The time daemon asks all the other machines for their clock values The machines answer The time daemon tells everyone how to adjust their clock
- 26. 30 DECENTRALIZED AVERAGING ALGORITHM Each machine on the distributed system has a daemon without UTC. Periodically, at an agreed-upon fixed time, each machine broadcasts its local time. Each machine calculates the correct time by averaging all results.
- 27. TERMINATION DETECTION Detecting the end of a distributed computation Notation: let sender be predecessor, receiver be successor Two types of markers: Done and Continue After finishing its part of the snapshot, process Q sends a Done or a Continue to its predecessor Send a Done only when All of Q‟s successors send a Done Q has not received any message since it check-pointed its local state and received a marker on all incoming channels Else send a Continue Computation has terminated if the initiator receives Done messages from everyone
- 28. DISTRIBUTED SYNCHRONIZATION Distributed system with multiple processes may need to share data or access shared data structures Use critical sections with mutual exclusion Single process with multiple threads Semaphores, locks, monitors How do you do this for multiple processes in a distributed system? Processes may be running on different machines Solution: lock mechanism for a distributed environment Can be centralized or distributed
- 29. CENTRALIZED MUTUAL EXCLUSION Assume processes are numbered One process is elected coordinator (highest ID process) Every process needs to check with coordinator before entering the critical section To obtain exclusive access: send request, await reply To release: send release message Coordinator: Receive request: if available and queue empty, send grant; if not, queue request Receive release: remove next request from queue and send grant
- 30. MUTUAL EXCLUSION: A CENTRALIZED ALGORITHM a) Process 1 asks the coordinator for permission to enter a critical region. Permission is granted b) Process 2 then asks permission to enter the same critical region. The coordinator does not reply. c) When process 1 exits the critical region, it tells the coordinator, when then replies to 2
- 31. PROPERTIES Simulates centralized lock using blocking calls Fair: requests are granted the lock in the order they were received Simple: three messages per use of a critical section (request, grant, release) Shortcomings: Single point of failure How do you detect a dead coordinator? A process can not distinguish between “lock in use” from a dead coordinator No response from coordinator in either case Performance bottleneck in large distributed systems
- 32. DISTRIBUTED ALGORITHM [Ricart and Agrawala]: needs 2(n-1) messages Based on event ordering and time stamps Process k enters critical section as follows Generate new time stamp TSk = TSk+1 Send request(k,TSk) all other n-1 processes Wait until reply(j) received from all other processes Enter critical section Upon receiving a request message, process j Sends reply if no contention If already in critical section, does not reply, queue request If wants to enter, compare TSj with TSk and send reply if TSk<TSj, else queue
- 33. A DISTRIBUTED ALGORITHM a) b) c) Two processes want to enter the same critical region at the same moment. Process 0 has the lowest timestamp, so it wins. When process 0 is done, it sends an OK also, so 2 can now enter the critical region.
- 34. PROPERTIES Fully decentralized N points of failure! All processes are involved in all decisions Any overloaded process can become a bottleneck
- 35. ELECTION ALGORITHMS Many distributed algorithms need one process to act as coordinator Doesn‟t matter which process does the job, just need to pick one Election algorithms: technique to pick a unique coordinator (aka leader election) Examples: take over the role of a failed process, pick a master in Berkeley clock synchronization algorithm Types of election algorithms: Bully and Ring algorithms
- 36. BULLY ALGORITHM Each process has a unique numerical ID Processes know the Ids and address of every other process Communication is assumed reliable Key Idea: select process with highest ID Process initiates election if it just recovered from failure or if coordinator failed 3 message types: election, OK, I won Several processes can initiate an election simultaneously Need consistent result O(n2) messages required with n processes
- 37. BULLY ALGORITHM DETAILS Any process P can initiate an election P sends Election messages to all process with higher Ids and awaits OK messages If no OK messages, P becomes coordinator and sends I won messages to all process with lower Ids If it receives an OK, it drops out and waits for an I won If a process receives an Election msg, it returns an OK and starts an election If a process receives a I won, it treats sender an coordinator
- 38. BULLY ALGORITHM EXAMPLE The bully election algorithm Process 4 holds an election Process 5 and 6 respond, telling 4 to stop Now 5 and 6 each hold an election
- 39. BULLY ALGORITHM EXAMPLE d) e) Process 6 tells 5 to stop Process 6 wins and tells everyone
- 40. RING-BASED ELECTION Processes have unique Ids and arranged in a logical ring Each process knows its neighbors Select process with highest ID Begin election if just recovered or coordinator has failed Send Election to closest downstream node that is alive Sequentially poll each successor until a live node is found Each process tags its ID on the message Initiator picks node with highest ID and sends a coordinator message Multiple elections can be in progress Wastes network bandwidth but does no harm
- 41. A RING ALGORITHM Election algorithm using a ring.
- 42. A TOKEN RING ALGORITHM a) b) An unordered group of processes on a network. A logical ring constructed in software. • Use a token to arbitrate access to critical section • Must wait for token before entering CS • Pass the token to neighbor once done or if not interested • Detecting token loss in non-trivial
- 43. COMPARISON A comparison of three mutual exclusion algorithms. Algorithm Messages per entry/exit Delay before entry (in message times) Problems Centralized 3 2 Coordinator crash Distributed 2 ( n – 1 ) 2 ( n – 1 ) Crash of any process Token ring 1 to 0 to n – 1 Lost token, process crash
- 44. TRANSACTIONS Transactions provide higher level mechanism for atomicity of processing in distributed systems Have their origins in databases Banking example: Three accounts A:$100, B:$200, C:$300 Client 1: transfer $4 fromA to B Client 2: transfer $3 from C to B Result can be inconsistent unless certain properties are Client 1 Client 2 Read A:$100 Write A: $96 Read C: $300 Write C:$297 Read B: $200 Read B: $200 Write B:$203 Write B:$204
- 45. Trans..ACID PROPERTIES Atomic: all or nothing Consistent: transaction takes system from one consistent state to another Isolated: Immediate effects are not visible to other (serializable) Durable: Changes are permanent once transaction completes (commits) Client 1 Client 2 Read A:$100 Write A: $96 Read B: $200 Write B:$204 Read C: $300 Write C:$297 Read B: $204 Write B:$207