Distributed Ledger Mesh for Concurrent Block Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing blockchain systems face performance bottlenecks due to the sequential processing and storage of blocks, which limits scalability and efficiency, especially when transactions originate from remote sources.
Innovation Solution
A distributed system of record is implemented with a blockchain network that segments transaction data across autonomous computing nodes, allowing concurrent communication, processing, and storage of blocks with minimal synchronization, utilizing a high-performance computing network fabric and secure transaction processing through cryptographic key management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If blocks are processed and stored sequentially in traditional blockchain systems, then data integrity and security are maintained through cryptographic hashing, but system performance and scalability are limited due to sequential processing bottlenecks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the blockchain into multiple parallel processing chains or shards, allowing transactions to be processed concurrently across different segments rather than sequentially in a single chain. This segmentation enables the system to handle multiple transactions simultaneously, dramatically improving throughput while maintaining the security properties of blockchain through cryptographic hashing within each segment.
2Productivity
If blockchain data is organized for sequential processing, then security and integrity are preserved through traditional cryptographic linking, but the system cannot efficiently handle remote transaction sources and high-volume concurrent transactions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a new dimensional organization to blockchain data by implementing a multi-dimensional data structure that allows transactions to be indexed and accessed along multiple dimensions (e.g., temporal, spatial, categorical). This enables efficient routing of remote transactions to appropriate processing nodes and allows concurrent processing across different dimensions, significantly improving system capacity without proportionally increasing complexity.
3Reliability
If traditional blockchain systems use centralized or hierarchical node structures, then coordination and consensus are simplified, but single points of failure and reduced decentralization security emerge
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service mechanisms where blockchain nodes autonomously perform consensus validation, transaction routing, and security verification without requiring centralized coordination. Each node independently verifies cryptographic proofs and maintains the ledger, eliminating single points of failure while distributing security responsibilities. This self-organizing approach improves reliability through decentralization while managing complexity through standardized peer-to-peer protocols.
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AI summary
A high-performance distributed ledger and transaction computing network fabric over which large numbers of transactions (involving the transformation, conversion or transfer of information or value) are processed concurrently in a scalable, reliable, secure and efficient manner. In one embodiment, the computing network fabric or “core” is configured to support a distributed blockchain network that organizes data in a manner that allows communication, processing and storage of blocks of the chain to be performed concurrently, with little synchronization, at very high performance and low latency, even when the transactions themselves originate from distant sources. This data organization relies on segmenting a transaction space within autonomous but cooperating computing nodes that are configured as a processing mesh. Each computing node typically is functionally-equivalent to all other nodes in the core. The nodes operate on blocks independently from one another while still maintaining a consistent and logically-complete view of the blockchain as a whole. According to another feature, secure transaction processing is facilitated by storing cryptographic key materials in secure and trusted computing environments associated with the computing nodes to facilitate construction of trust chains for transaction requests and their associated responses.