Aeron
High-performance messaging system for reliable UDP unicast, UDP multicast, and IPC transport with predictable low latency.
What is Aeron?
Aeron is a high-performance messaging system that provides reliable transport for UDP unicast, UDP multicast, and IPC communication. It is designed to deliver the highest throughput with the lowest and most predictable latency, making it suitable for demanding real-time applications. The system includes modules for persistent stream storage (Archive) and fault-tolerant clustered services (Cluster) based on the Raft consensus algorithm.
Developers building low-latency distributed systems, such as financial trading platforms, real-time analytics engines, and high-performance microservices. It is particularly relevant for teams requiring reliable, high-speed message passing across machines or processes.
Aeron offers superior performance with predictable low latency, multi-language client support, and built-in fault tolerance through its Cluster module. Its integration with Simple Binary Encoding (SBE) ensures optimal message encoding/decoding speeds, distinguishing it from conventional messaging systems.
Overview
Efficient reliable UDP unicast, UDP multicast, and IPC message transport
Use Cases
Best For
- Building ultra-low-latency trading systems
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