Node Architecture

Priorities

• Consensus
• Difficulty
• Rewards
• Miner
• Gas
• Behavior (size, type, content...)

Changes from ETH

• Add a new Consensus based on VDF ✅
• Update Transaction model
  • RLP encode/decode ✅
  • Tx validation ✅
  • Tx pool ✅
• Add Behavior model ✅
  • RLP encode/decode ✅
  • Bx validation ✅
  • Bx pool ✅
• Update Block structure and its header
  • Add behaviors in block ✅
  • Replace consensus-related data ✅
  • Update RPC ✅
  • Update p2p ✅
• Update rewards calculation ✅
• Update difficulty ✅
• Mine ✅
• Update sync mechanism ✅
• Replace Gas mechanism ✅
• Genesis block ✅
• Add demurrage ✅
• Archive mechanisms

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• Tests on consensus✅
• Automate benchmarks on VDF in consensus
• Tx & Bx validation tests ✅
• Tests on block size
• Simulation on difficulty, block time...
• Simulation on PoB quantify()
• Blockchain generator for tests https://github.com/openethereum/openethereum/blob/main/crates/ethcore/blockchain/src/generator.rs

Decisions Record

• Using Rust https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_hCZ_xAkXv-Tqb2sNkcFWfXiPZA74E1mTsTj91RT6Lk/edit
• Not including Behavior as an EIP2718 type of transaction https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UH5q3WD8oA4DDXVSfjFiA5PRlaSLtGLS8yNza850Poo/edit#heading=h.dl403pdvre50

References

• Akula Ethereum Implementation
• Erigon Stage Sync and control flows
• Ethereum State Trie Architecture Explained

• Ethereum Client Architecture by the Ethereum Engineering Group: