Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, generating a group of ordered identification tags that are appended to a group of pending read-request operations generated by a leader process and requesting a return of read data from a group of follower processes. A group of read-return operations including the group of ordered identification tags is intercepted and includes, in no particular order, read data obtained from the group of follower processes responsive to the group of pending read-request operations. The group of read-return operations is arranged according to the group of ordered identification tags to obtain a group of ordered, read-return operations including ordered read data obtained from the group of follower processes and provided to the leader process. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, generating a group of ordered identification tags that are appended to a group of pending read-request operations generated by a leader process and requesting a return of read data from a group of follower processes. A group of read-return operations including the group of ordered identification tags is intercepted and includes, in no particular order, read data obtained from the group of follower processes responsive to the group of pending read-request operations. The group of read-return operations is arranged according to the group of ordered identification tags to obtain a group of ordered, read-return operations including ordered read data obtained from the group of follower processes and provided to the leader process. Other embodiments are disclosed.