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We propose a probabilistic algorithm to solve the problem of distributed broadcast. A simple diffusion algorithm is introduced, and its reliability is evaluated. The cost and reliability of the probabilistic algorithm are compared with the corresponding deterministic algorithm.
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Augusto Ciuffoletti graduated in computer sciences at the University of Pisa in 1980. From 1980 to 1983 he worked with Selenia and OtoMelara on projects funded by the Italian National Research Council. Since 1984 he has been doing research at the University of Pisa, where he is now an assistant. He is particularly interested in studying efficient and reliable low level services (such as broadcast).
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Ciuffoletti, A. Reliability versus cost: Design of a probabilistic broadcast algorithm. Distrib Comput 7, 115–127 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02277856
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02277856