It's quite a bit easier to implement and verify than consistent hashing, and carries the same benefits (minimal reshuffling on ring resizes, etc)
https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/conference/protec...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendezvous_hashing
It's quite a bit easier to implement and verify than consistent hashing, and carries the same benefits (minimal reshuffling on ring resizes, etc)