ECE751 Assignment 1 - Distributed Mining Pool System

A distributed system implementation using Apache Thrift for communication between Frontend Server, Backend Server, and Client components.

Project Structure

• FEServer.java - Frontend server that handles client requests
• BEServer.java - Backend server that manages mining operations
• Client.java - Client application for interacting with the system
• Calibrator.java - Performance calibration utility
• MiningPoolServiceHandler.java - Thrift service implementation
• a1.thrift - Thrift IDL definition

Prerequisites

• Java 8+ (tested with Java 21)
• Apache Thrift compiler
• macOS/Linux environment

Installation

1. Install Apache Thrift (macOS):

   brew install thrift

2. Build the project:

   ./build.sh

Usage

Running the Servers

1. Start the Backend Server:

   ./run_be_server.sh

2. Start the Frontend Server:

   ./run_fe_server.sh

Running the Client

./run_client.sh

Performance Calibration

./run_calibrator.sh

Architecture

This system implements a distributed mining pool with the following components:

• Frontend Server: Handles client connections and forwards requests to backend
• Backend Server: Manages mining operations and maintains system state
• Client: Provides user interface for mining operations
• Thrift Communication: Enables type-safe RPC between components

Development

This project demonstrates:

• Distributed systems design
• RPC communication using Apache Thrift
• Java networking and concurrency
• Performance optimization techniques

License

Educational project for ECE751 - Distributed Systems