Cross-Ledger Gateway for Distributed Ledger Interoperability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing distributed ledger systems lack interoperability, making it difficult for multiple ledgers to communicate and share data securely and efficiently.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a Cross-Ledger Gateway (CLG) that registers with Distributed Ledger Management Systems (DLMS) to facilitate cross-ledger recordation requests, allowing for the creation of records on one distributed ledger while recording a reference to these records on another ledger.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If distributed ledger systems operate independently with their own protocols, then each ledger maintains security and data integrity, but interoperability between ledgers is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a Cross-Ledger Gateway (CLG) as an intermediary component that receives cross-ledger recordation requests from one distributed ledger system and forwards them to another distributed ledger system. The CLG acts as a mediator that enables communication and data exchange between independent ledger systems while preserving their individual security models and protocols, thus resolving the contradiction between maintaining data integrity and achieving interoperability
2Productivity
If cross-ledger recordation is implemented without a gateway, then direct communication between ledgers is achieved, but security and protocol compatibility issues arise
Solution Approach 1:
The Cross-Ledger Gateway serves as a security intermediary that validates, authenticates, and manages cross-ledger communications. It implements security protocols, permission verification, and data validation mechanisms before forwarding requests between ledgers, ensuring that communication efficiency is maintained while security and protocol compatibility are preserved through the gateway's mediation layer
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple distributed ledgers use different protocols, then each ledger can be optimized for its specific use case, but complexity of integration increases
Solution Approach 1:
The Cross-Ledger Gateway is designed as a universal interface that can handle multiple different distributed ledger protocols and communication formats. It provides a standardized method for receiving and forwarding cross-ledger requests across diverse ledger systems, allowing each ledger to maintain its protocol optimizations while the gateway handles the integration complexity through its multi-functional capability to support various protocols
Data Source
AI summary
A system described herein may receive a cross-ledger recordation request that includes an information payload, an indication of a target distributed ledger to which the information payload should be recorded, and an indication of a second distributed ledger to which a reference that refers to the first distributed ledger should be recorded. The system may provide the information payload to a second system that implements the first distributed ledger. The system may determine that at least a portion of the information payload has been recorded to the first distributed ledger based on providing the information payload to the second system that implements the first distributed ledger. Based on determining that at least the portion of the information payload has been recorded to the second distributed ledger, the system may record the reference, that refers to the first distributed ledger, to the second distributed ledger.