There are other consensus algorithms that start with a monotonous channel (ie a channel that might drop messages, but does not reorder them). Mencius fe does th

There are other consensus algorithms that start with a monotonous channel (ie a channel that might drop messages, but does not reorder them). Mencius fe does this and also avoids most of the overhead http://www.sysnet.ucsd.edu/sysnet/miscpapers/mencius-osdi.pdf http://www.sysnet.ucsd.edu/sysnet/miscpapers/mencius-osdi.pd...