Rectifying corrupt sequence values in distributed systems

One or more computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, that when executed by a computing system having a processor and memory, cause the computing system to perform a method for rectifying corrupt sequence numbering in a distributed clock system of a distributed computing environment, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a first node within the distributed computing environment, a first sequence number from a second node;
• receiving a peak rate of a primary controller
• determining, with the processor, the first sequence number is not within a valid sequence number range;
• and
• estimating, based in part on the peak rate, a sequence number, wherein the estimated sequence number is greater than the stored sequence number.

A system for rectifying corrupt sequence numbering in a distributed clock system of a distributed computing environment, the system comprising:

• a primary controller of the distributed clock system, wherein a communication from the primary controller to one or more nodes of the distributed computing environment include a sequence number, an epoch number, a peak rate, and an epoch number check;
• a first node, wherein communications from the first node include a first sequence number;
• and
• a second node of the distributed computing environment, wherein communications from the second node include a second sequence number, the second sequence number is an estimated sequence number calculated, in part, based on the peak rate from the primary controller.