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@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ In addition to the main node types on the bitcoin P2P protocol, there are server
<<node_type_ledgend>> shows the most common node types on the extended bitcoin network.
[[node_type_ledgend]]
.Different types of nodes on the extended bitcoin network
image::images/mbc2_0802.png["BitcoinNodeTypes"]
=== The Extended Bitcoin Network
((("bitcoin network","extended")))((("extended bitcoin network")))The main bitcoin network, running the bitcoin P2P protocol, consists of between 5,000 and 8,000 listening nodes running various versions of the bitcoin reference client (Bitcoin Core) and a few hundred nodes running various other implementations of the bitcoin P2P protocol, such as((("BitcoinJ library")))((("btcd")))((("libbitcoin library")))((("bcoin"))) BitcoinJ, Libbitcoin, btcd, and bcoin. A small percentage of the nodes on the bitcoin P2P network are also mining nodes, competing in the mining process, validating transactions, and creating new blocks. Various large companies interface with the bitcoin network by running full-node clients based on the Bitcoin Core client, with full copies of the blockchain and a network node, but without mining or wallet functions. These nodes act as network edge routers, allowing various other services (exchanges, wallets, block explorers, merchant payment processing) to be built on top.
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<<bitcoin_network>> shows the extended bitcoin network with the various types of nodes, gateway servers, edge routers, and wallet clients and the various protocols they use to connect to each other.
[[node_type_ledgend]]
.Different types of nodes on the extended bitcoin network
image::images/mbc2_0802.png["BitcoinNodeTypes"]
[[bitcoin_network]]
.The extended bitcoin network showing various node types, gateways, and protocols
image::images/mbc2_0803.png["BitcoinNetwork"]