Snippet from: The Wikipedia Article, along with my own notes

• The network is reliable : Think about error-handling on network failures. Use the following patterns: Timeouts, Retries, Circuit breakers, Graceful Degradation.
• Latency is zero : Think about bandwidth requirements and packet loss. Use the following patterns: Small payloads, Compression, Asynchronous Communication, Perceived Progress, Timeouts, Graceful Degradation.
• Bandwidth is infinite : The same as above. Think explicitly about bottlenecks in Network traffic. Use the following patterns: Caching, Etags.
• The network is secure : Think about encryption, compliance, data risk. Understand the trade-offs with speed and simplicity. Prioritize security over the network for any sensitive data.
• Topology doesn't change : Think about local state, tolerance for staleness, co-ordination overheads, recovery mechanisms for split brains, inability to reach endpoints.
• There is one administrator : Remember to test the end-to-end flow and think through production components not controlled by you.
• Transport cost is zero : Think through data transfer costs in cloud environments. Monitor payload sizes.
• The network is homogeneous : Think about connection drops, reconnects, client timeouts. Use the following patterns: Idempotency, Eventual Consistency

Published On: Tue, 11 Aug 2020.