How Does the Use of ‘Stratum Protocol’ Relate to Mining Pool Operations?

The Stratum protocol is the communication protocol used between a miner's hardware and the mining pool server. It allows the pool to efficiently distribute mining work (jobs) to individual miners and for the miners to submit their Proof-of-Work shares back to the pool.

Stratum is essential for the operation of modern mining pools, enabling them to coordinate the collective hashrate effectively.