Optimal Computation in Anonymous Dynamic Networks
arxiv(2022)
摘要
We give a simple characterization of which functions can be computed
deterministically by anonymous processes in dynamic networks, depending on the
number of leaders in the network. In addition, we provide efficient distributed
algorithms for computing all such functions assuming minimal or no knowledge
about the network. Each of our algorithms comes in two versions: one that
terminates with the correct output and a faster one that stabilizes on the
correct output without explicit termination. Notably, these are the first
deterministic algorithms whose running times scale linearly with both the
number of processes and a parameter of the network which we call "dynamic
disconnectivity" (meaning that our dynamic networks do not necessarily have to
be connected at all times). We also provide matching lower bounds, showing that
all our algorithms are asymptotically optimal for any fixed number of leaders.
While most of the existing literature on anonymous dynamic networks relies on
classic mass-distribution techniques, our work makes use of a novel
combinatorial structure called "history tree", which is of independent
interest. Among other contributions, our results make conclusive progress on
two popular fundamental problems for anonymous dynamic networks: leaderless
Average Consensus (i.e., computing the mean value of input numbers distributed
among the processes) and multi-leader Counting (i.e., determining the exact
number of processes in the network).
Our contribution not only opens a promising line of research on applications
of history trees, but also demonstrates that computation in anonymous dynamic
networks is practically feasible and far less demanding than previously
conjectured.
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