Solana

Solana: Accounts & Archivers

The information in the Solana network is persisted, not only in a distributed and decentralized manner among its nodes, but all data is persisted in file format.

The Architecture Behind Solana

Solana is a system, the sum of its parts makes it up and throughout this set of articles you will see how each of those logical pieces works. You will also understand the development and execution flow of contracts within the network of this blockchain.

Solana: Cloudbreak

Solana differs from other Blockchains by not using a database. Instead, it implements information saving logic using both RAM and SSD for different purposes, which was called Cloudbreak.

Solana Ecosystem

Exploring Solana: complementary tools and resources that you should know as a developer to deploy smart contracts on this blockchain.

Solana: Gulf Stream

The propagation of information through all the nodes of the Solana network is carried out deterministically, in such a way that bandwidth is saved and information flows more quickly.

Solana: Pipelining

That the Solana network can process thousands and thousands of transactions per second has an explanation. The optimization of this Blockchain also includes the validation of transactions and the use of a special technique created by the engineers behind this network.

Solana: Proof Of History (PoH)

Proof of History is Solana first major piece. It is a complement to the Proof of Stake consensus protocol that allows nodes to synchronize without the need for them to communicate with each other.

Solana: Sealevel

Solana is an optimized Blockckain in several ways, whether in the use of the network and the transfer of information, in its way of reaching a consensus and keeping the network secure and also in the parallel execution of programs.

Solana vs. Ethereum

To understand what Solana is and the reason for its great benefits, it is important to analyze the historical context of other Blockchains to have a point of comparison.

Solana: Tower BFT

Consensus protocols such as PoW or PoS have the main objective of avoiding data corruption and must tolerate a certain percentage of failed or malicious nodes.

Solana: Turbine

The Solana Blockchain component called Turbine is responsible for the rapid and effective transmission of information on the network.

Solana: Summary of Operation Architecture

Summary of the operation of Solana components that make it so special compared to other Blockchains such as Ethereum or Bitcoin.