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SWE 302: Distributed Systems Engineering
Theoretical foundations and engineering realities of distributed software systems. Fallacies of distributed computing, physical vs logical time (Lamport timestamps, vector clocks), distributed consensus algorithms (Paxos, Raft), distributed transacti...
Course Overview
Theoretical foundations and engineering realities of distributed software systems. Fallacies of distributed computing, physical vs logical time (Lamport timestamps, vector clocks), distributed consensus algorithms (Paxos, Raft), distributed transacti... Curriculum Structure &...
What You'll Learn
- Analyze distributed systems failure modes under network partitions, message loss, and clock drift.
- Implement logical clocks and vector clocks to establish causal ordering of distributed events.
- Construct a functional replicated state machine utilizing the Raft consensus algorithm.
- Coordinate multi-service distributed transactions using the Saga pattern (choreography and orchestration).
- Evaluate distributed consistency models ranging from linearizability to causal and eventual consistency.
Requirements
- SWE 208
- SWE 301
Degree Programme Curriculum Context
This course is a curriculum unit of the Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Software Engineering degree framework in Nigeria.
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