Backpressure
Learn the concept of backpressure in distributed systems and how applications exert backpressure.
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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