Leader Bottleneck Mitigation

Definition ∞ Leader Bottleneck Mitigation involves strategies and protocol designs aimed at reducing or eliminating performance constraints caused by a single designated leader in a distributed consensus system. These techniques seek to distribute the workload or rotate leadership roles more effectively. The goal is to prevent a single point of congestion from hindering overall system throughput.
Context ∞ In blockchain networks, particularly those employing leader-based consensus, mitigating leader bottlenecks is crucial for achieving scalability and preventing censorship or denial-of-service attacks. Current research and development focus on advanced scheduling algorithms, parallel processing, and sharding to ensure robust performance and decentralization in high-demand environments. These efforts support network stability.