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Purpose Purpose
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The purpose of the GGS project.
What is the purpose of creating a fault tolerant server, why is it generic,
and what good does it do to have a scalable system? In the background,
we should give the motivations behind creating this software, but here
we should outline why the software is needed.
This section should be shortened, and the bulk of the text should be moved
to theory or background.
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The purpose of creating a generic and fault tolerant game server is to provide The purpose of creating a generic and fault tolerant game server is to provide
a good framework for the development of many different types of games. a good framework for the development of many different types of games.
@ -1070,20 +1051,20 @@ Fault tolerance is important for the GGS to create a reliable service.
Going back to the telecom example, the purpose of creating a reliable telecom Going back to the telecom example, the purpose of creating a reliable telecom
system is to allow calls, possibly emergency calls, at any time. system is to allow calls, possibly emergency calls, at any time.
Should the telecom network be unavailable at any time, emergency services Should the telecom network be unavailable at any time, emergency services
may become unavailable, furthermore the consumer image of the telecom system may become unavailable, furthermore the consumer's image of the telecom
degrades. system degrades.
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Returning to the game industry, emergency services will not be contacted Returning to the game industry, emergency services will not be contacted
using a game server, however an unavailable server will degrade the consumer using a game server, however an unavailable server will degrade the consumer's
image of the system. image of the system.
Consider an online casino company. Consider an online casino company.
The online casino company's servers must be available at all times to allow The online casino company's servers must be available at all times to allow
customers to play. customers to play.
If the servers are unavailable, customers cannot play, and the company If the servers are unavailable customers cannot play and the company loses
loses money. money.
In this scenario, an unavailable server can be compared to a closed real-world In this scenario an unavailable server can be compared to a closed real-world
casino. casino.
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