assert task instanceof DistributedFuture : "The task wasn't a distributed future like we thought";
assert callable == ((DistributedFuture<?>)task).getCallable() : "The inner callable wasn't the same";
Queue<Owner> requests = protocol.getRequestsFromCoordinator();
assert requests.size() == 1 : "There is no request in the coordinator queue - " + requests.size();
Owner owner = requests.iterator().next();
assert owner.getAddress().equals(b.getAddress()) : "The request Address doesn't match";
// Counter is always one higher than previously dished out id
long expected = protocol.getCounter().get() -1;
assert owner.getRequestId() == expected : "Request id " +
owner.getRequestId() + " didn't match what we expected " + expected;
// Start a consumer to consume it
Thread consumer1 = new Thread(er2);
consumer1.start();