
Solana’s Upcoming Upgrade May Overtake Ethereum in Key Aspect, According to a Prominent Developer
The digital currency market is abuzz with the recent announcement by Solana of its upgrade, Alpenglow, and Rotor. This upgrade, set to roll out soon, has generated tremendous interest among cryptocurrency enthusiasts and traders alike. As we delve deeper into this development, it becomes evident that Solana’s strategy aims directly at Ethereum’s weak point – raw network responsiveness.
According to Brian, a prominent developer from Anza, the firm responsible for leading core software development for Solana, Solana’s Rotor upgrade will revolutionize how transactions are processed within its blockchain. This upgrade is touted as having the potential to leave other blockchains like Ethereum in its dust.
Solana’s current propagation protocol, known as Turbine, employs a layered tree structure where nodes forward blocks to a smaller subset of downstream nodes. However, this approach, while efficient for bandwidth, unfortunately limits per-node transmission capacity. This limitation is precisely what Solana aims to overcome with its new block-propagation method.
Rotor’s one-hop relay layer and sequence-based scheduling ensures that data arrives at validators around the same time frame. In stark contrast, Ethereum relies on multi-hop gossip where blocks propagate through multiple nodes before reaching distant nodes. It’s this very design choice that renders Ethereum vulnerable to a weakness in raw network responsiveness.
Solana’s upgrade focuses on creating a more harmonious and efficient transaction processing system by leveraging a structured, single layer of relayers instead of relying on multi-hop propagation. This shift will likely enable the distribution of large blocks faster, which is something the Solana team believes will give them an edge over Ethereum in this area.
Solana’s Rotor upgrade represents a significant change to its core protocol since the inception of the network.
Source: bitcoinist.com