Advantages and Disadvantages of Three Phase Commit Protocol

Advantages and Disadvantages of 3PC Protocol

Advantages of 3PC Protocol

• The Blocking problem found in 2PC can be avoided (in certain occasions, especially when at least not more than k sites failed)

Disadvantages of 3PC Protocol

• Network partitions (network segments) would cause Blocking Problem, especially if more than k sites are part of any partitions.  
• Long latency due to the number of messages to be transferred between sites on taking decision. That is, it involves 3 phases and all the 3 phases involve communication between sites.

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