Backpressure
Learn how backpressure acts as a control mechanism in distributed systems to manage data flow and avoid overloads. Understand explicit and implicit backpressure, and explore how techniques like load shedding and selective client throttling help maintain system reliability and service quality during high traffic or failures.
Backpressure is a very useful concept in the field of distributed systems. It is essentially a resistance to the desired flow of data through a system. This resistance can manifest in different ways, such as increased latency of requests or failed requests.
Backpressure can also be implicit or explicit.
Implicit backpressure
Implicit backpressure arises in a system that is overloaded by a traffic surge and becomes extremely slow.
Explicit backpressure
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