What Is a 'Relay Network' and How Does It Aim to Reduce Block Propagation Delay? ⎊ Path

What Is a ‘Relay Network’ and How Does It Aim to Reduce Block Propagation Delay?

A relay network is a separate, highly-connected, high-bandwidth network that sits on top of the public peer-to-peer network. Its purpose is to rapidly transmit newly mined blocks between participating miners and nodes, bypassing the slower, more decentralized propagation path.

By quickly sharing block headers and then the full block data, relay networks significantly reduce the block propagation delay, thereby improving network security and reducing the stale block rate.

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Glossar

Block Propagation

Diffusion ⎊ Block propagation represents the dissemination of newly validated blocks across a peer-to-peer network, fundamentally impacting transaction confirmation times and network security within cryptocurrency systems.

Block Header

Genesis ⎊ A block header, fundamentally, encapsulates metadata pertaining to a specific block within a blockchain; it serves as the block’s identifying signature and is critical for maintaining chain integrity.