Gulf Stream
Network & Protocol
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A Solana design that forwards transactions to upcoming leaders ahead of time, reducing mempool pressure. It helps validators and leaders manage transaction flow and latency.
Appears in 4 whitepaper sections
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Abstract
...imized for streaming (Turbine), a mempool-less transaction forwarding protocol (Gulf Stream), a parallel smart contract runtime (Sealevel), and a Proof of Replication sche...
Network Design
... resilience against both random packet loss and targeted adversarial behavior.
Gulf Stream is Solana's transaction forwarding protocol, which eliminates the traditional m...
Proof of Stake Consensus
... notice of which validator will lead each slot. This predictability enables the Gulf Stream transaction forwarding protocol and allows validators to prepare for their lead...
Conclusion
...hrough exponentially increasing lockouts anchored to verifiable PoH timestamps. Gulf Stream eliminates the mempool by leveraging the predictable leader schedule that PoH e...