Bounded Broadcast

Title: Bounded Broadcast

Research Question: How many parties are needed to simulate a broadcast in a network with faulty parties?

Methodology: The researchers used a combination of mathematical logic and computer science principles to develop a new protocol called "Bounded Broadcast." This protocol allows parties to communicate reliably even in the presence of faulty parties.

Results: The researchers proved that a 2k-party channel is necessary and sufficient for implementing broadcast when honest parties are in a 1 /k minority. This means that you can simulate a broadcast with fewer parties if you have a wider channel.

Implications: This research has significant implications for the field of distributed computing. It provides a new way to design protocols that can tolerate faulty parties, which is a major challenge in this field. It also offers a more efficient way to simulate a broadcast, which is a fundamental communication primitive in many distributed computing protocols.

Link to Article: https://arxiv.org/abs/0012024v2 Authors: arXiv ID: 0012024v2