Definition
An asynchronous buffering mechanism used to decouple AI agent tasks or RAG ingestion stages, allowing for managed request flow and system resilience. It trades immediate response latency for high throughput and the ability to handle LLM rate limits without dropping requests.
Focuses on message brokers and task orchestration rather than simple in-memory data structures.
"A conveyor belt leading into a busy kitchen: orders accumulate at their own pace, but the chef processes them one by one without being overwhelmed."
- Asynchronous Processing(Implementation Pattern)
- Rate Limiting(Operational Constraint)
- Task Orchestration(Component)
- Event-Driven Architecture(Prerequisite)
Conceptual Overview
An asynchronous buffering mechanism used to decouple AI agent tasks or RAG ingestion stages, allowing for managed request flow and system resilience. It trades immediate response latency for high throughput and the ability to handle LLM rate limits without dropping requests.
Disambiguation
Focuses on message brokers and task orchestration rather than simple in-memory data structures.
Visual Analog
A conveyor belt leading into a busy kitchen: orders accumulate at their own pace, but the chef processes them one by one without being overwhelmed.