Cloudflare is developing an experimental consensus service called Meerkat, which utilizes a novel consensus algorithm called QuePaxa. Unlike traditional consensus algorithms such as Raft, Paxos, or Viewstamped Replication, QuePaxa is designed to perform well in wide-area networks with volatile connectivity and latency, making it a suitable choice for Meerkat, which operates on the Internet. The traditional algorithms often struggle with leader failure or high latency, leading to slowdowns or unavailability, whereas QuePaxa's unique approach aims to mitigate these issues, providing a more robust and reliable consensus system for Cloudflare's global control plane.