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Linearizability Guarantees by Cassandra

Linearizability Guarantees by Cassandra

Learn how Cassandra provides linearizability guarantee.

Cassandra has another consistency level that provides linearizability guarantees. This level is called SERIAL, and the read/write operations executed in this level are also referred to as lightweight transactions LWTs.

Implementing SERIAL

This level is implemented using a 4-phase protocol based on Paxos, as shown in the following illustration:

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