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Exponential Backoff with Full Jitter

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Flowchart showing request failure triggering attempt count check, exponential ceiling calculation, full jitter random sleep, and retry.
Flowchart showing request failure triggering attempt count check, exponential ceiling calculation, full jitter random sleep, and retry.
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What it shows

  • Exponential delays double wait windows: base * 2^attempt capped at max.
  • Full jitter chooses uniform random delay between 0 and exponential ceiling.
  • Prevents the thundering herd problem across thousands of concurrent clients.

The takeaway

Exponential delays give services room to breathe; full jitter prevents synchronized retry waves.

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