retryintervallen

Retryintervallen are the waiting periods between retry attempts after a failed operation, used to increase the chances of success and to reduce load on systems. They are a key component of retry policies in distributed systems, networking, and asynchronous processing. The main goal is to handle transient errors such as temporary network outages, rate limits, or service degradation without overwhelming the target service.

Common strategies include fixed intervals, where the same delay is used after each failure; linear backoff, where the delay increases by a constant amount; and exponential backoff, where the delay grows by a multiplier after each attempt, often with a cap. To avoid synchronized retries that can cause spikes, jitter is often added. Jitter can be full, where a random delay within a range is used, or decorrelated, spreading retries over time.

Key parameters used to define retry intervals include the initial delay, the backoff factor, the maximum delay, and the maximum number of retries. Systems may also impose a total timeout or deadline, after which no further retries are attempted.

Design considerations include ensuring operation idempotence, handling partial progress, respecting rate limits, and avoiding wasted work. Retry intervals should balance responsiveness with system stability; too aggressive retries can exacerbate problems, while overly long delays increase user-perceived latency.

Common use cases include API clients handling transient server errors, message queue processing with retries, and distributed task schedulers. Implementations often incorporate monitoring to observe retry patterns and failure causes.