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How Does the Distance between the Miner and the Pool Server Affect the Stale Share Rate?

Greater distance increases network latency, which in turn increases the chance of shares arriving too late and becoming stale.
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How Does the Distance between the Miner and the Pool Server Affect the Stale Share Rate?

Greater distance increases network latency, as the data packets must travel farther, leading to a higher stale share rate. The delay in receiving the new block template and submitting the share increases the chance that the share will arrive after the block has been solved.

Miners should choose a pool server geographically close to their operation.

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Glossar

Stale Share

Latency ⎊ The time delay between a miner solving a block and the pool server receiving the proof-of-work submission defines this issue.

High Stale Share Rate

Definition ⎊ A high stale share rate occurs when a significant percentage of a miner's submitted work to a mining pool is rejected because it is based on an outdated block template.

Pool Server

Coordination ⎊ A pool server acts as the central coordinator for a mining pool, managing the distribution of work to individual miners.

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