Replicated condition monitoring

Abstract
A condition monitoring system tracks real-world variables and alerts users when a predefined condition becomes true, e.g., when stock price drops, or when a nuclear reactor over-heats. Replication of monitoring servers can reduce the probability that an important alert is missed. However, replicated independent servers can sometimes report “conflicting” alerts to the user, causing confusion. In this paper, we study the problem of replicated condition monitoring. We identify and formally define three desirable properties of a replicated system, namely, orderedness, consistency, and completeness. We propose new monitoring algorithms that enforce some or all of the desired properties in different scenarios.

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