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# Raft-Based Clustered State Machine (`arch-raft-replicated-state-machine`)

> **Architectural Pillar**: CONSENSUS_STATE | **Archetype**: CONSENSUS_STATE_REPLICATION
> **PACELC**: PC/EC | **Consensus Protocol**: Raft

Formally proven consensus state machine engine implementing Raft protocol with Pre-Vote verification, log compaction snapshots, and linearizable read leases.

### 3 Maturity Target Configurations

#### 1. Initial Target: 5,000 ops/sec

- **Guarantees**: Linearizable Writes via Quorum Commit
- **Infrastructure Topology**: 3-node cluster in single region across 3 availability zones.
- **Operational Trade-Off**: Write throughput bounded by the single leader node disk sync (fsync).

#### 2. Scaled Target: 45,000 ops/sec

- **Guarantees**: Linearizable Read Leases without Round-Trip Log Overhead
- **Infrastructure Topology**: 5-node dedicated cluster with NVMe SSDs and bonded low-latency network interconnects.
- **Operational Trade-Off**: Snapshots must be carefully scheduled to avoid read-stall during RocksDB flush.

#### 3. Ultra-Scale Target: 500,000 ops/sec

- **Guarantees**: Multi-Raft Partitioned State Machine (TiKV Architecture)
- **Infrastructure Topology**: Distributed cluster of 50+ nodes partitioned into thousands of independent Raft consensus groups.
- **Operational Trade-Off**: Complex heartbeat overhead management across thousands of concurrent Raft groups.

### Handled Failure Modes

- `DS-FAIL-01: Split-Brain Partitioning`
- `DS-FAIL-17: Zombie Leader Fencing Bypass`
- `DS-FAIL-19: Asymmetric Network Partition`


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