From 21292cbd3c832b51d4c554bcbb4bb812c7b8e2d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: nadams Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 09:13:45 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Edited ch08.asciidoc with Atlas code editor --- ch08.asciidoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/ch08.asciidoc b/ch08.asciidoc index 9cbb8be1..129d236f 100644 --- a/ch08.asciidoc +++ b/ch08.asciidoc @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ image::images/mbc2_0803.png["BitcoinNetwork"] ((("propagation", "relay networks and")))Bitcoin miners are engaged in a time-sensitive competition to solve the Proof-of-Work problem and extend the blockchain (see <>). While participating in this competition, bitcoin miners must minimize the time between the propagation of a winning block and the beginning of the next round of competition. In mining, network latency is directly related to profit margins. -((("Corallo, Matt")))A _Bitcoin Relay Network_ is a network that attempts to minimize the latency in the transmission of blocks between miners. The original http://www.bitcoinrelaynetwork.org[Bitcoin Relay Network] was created by core developer Matt Corallo in 2015 to enable fast synchronization of blocks between miners with very low latency. The network consisted of several specialized nodes hosted on the Amazon Web Services infrastructure around the world and served to connect the majority of miners and mining pools. +A _Bitcoin Relay Network_ is a network that attempts to minimize the latency in the transmission of blocks between miners. The original http://www.bitcoinrelaynetwork.org[Bitcoin Relay Network] was created by core developer Matt Corallo in 2015 to enable fast synchronization of blocks between miners with very low latency. The network consisted of several specialized nodes hosted on the Amazon Web Services infrastructure around the world and served to connect the majority of miners and mining pools. ((("Fast Internet Bitcoin Relay Engine (FIBRE)")))((("Compact Block optimization")))The original Bitcoin Relay Network was replaced in 2016 with the introduction of the _Fast Internet Bitcoin Relay Engine_ or http://bitcoinfibre.org[_FIBRE_], also created by core developer Matt Corallo. FIBRE is a UDP-based relay network that relays blocks within a network of nodes. FIBRE implements _compact block_ optimization to further reduce the amount of data transmitted and the network latency.