A Linux based distributed system that simulates a heartbeat monitoring system to detect service failures in real time using sockets in 4 different processes.
Using C and C++, modeling multiple services communicating over UDP/IP to synchronize high frequency data across vehicle microservices.
PulseNet consists of four independent processes:
Heartbeat Monitor (Gateway) Acts as the central supervisor, listening for heartbeat messages and tracking service health. Service / ECU Processes (3 nodes) Each simulated ECU periodically sends heartbeat packets over UDP to indicate it is alive and functioning.
The monitor:
Tracks heartbeat timestamps per service Detects missed heartbeats and service timeouts Logs failures and simulates recovery behavior
Through this project, I gained hands-on experience with:
Distributed systems fundamentals Embedded-style networking on Linux Inter-process communication using UDP Designing resilient software systems Writing maintainable, testable C/C++ code
