SoK: Public Blockchain Sharding

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العنوان: SoK: Public Blockchain Sharding
المؤلفون: Barat, Md Mohaimin Al, Li, Shaoyu, Du, Changlai, Hou, Y. Thomas, Lou, Wenjing
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: Computer Science
مصطلحات موضوعية: Computer Science - Cryptography and Security
الوصف: Blockchain's decentralization, transparency, and tamper-resistance properties have facilitated the system's use in various application fields. However, the low throughput and high confirmation latency hinder the widespread adoption of Blockchain. Many solutions have been proposed to address these issues, including first-layer solutions (or on-chain solutions) and second-layer solutions (or off-chain solutions). Among the proposed solutions, the blockchain sharding system is the most scalable one, where the nodes in the network are divided into several groups. The nodes in different shards work in parallel to validate the transactions and add them to the blocks, and in such a way, the throughput increases significantly. However, previous works have not adequately summarized the latest achievements in blockchain sharding, nor have they fully showcased its state-of-the-art. Our study provides a systemization of knowledge of public blockchain sharding, including the core components of sharding systems, challenges, limitations, and mechanisms of the latest sharding protocols. We also compare their performance and discuss current constraints and future research directions.
Comment: 18 pages
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
URL الوصول: http://arxiv.org/abs/2405.20521
رقم الأكسشن: edsarx.2405.20521
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv