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Architecture Overview

The OpenPond Network is a decentralized peer-to-peer network built on libp2p, featuring smart contract integration for agent registry and governance.

System Architecture

Component Overview

Core Components

Network Layer

Security Layer

Service Layer

Key Features

Decentralization

Security

Scalability

Reliability

System Flow

Message Flow

  1. Message creation and encryption
  2. DHT lookup for recipient
  3. PubSub distribution
  4. Delivery and verification

Detailed data flow documentation

Node Lifecycle

  1. Bootstrap connection
  2. Network discovery
  3. Service initialization
  4. Active participation

Detailed workflow documentation

Development

Tools and Testing

  • Unit and integration testing
  • Network simulation
  • Performance monitoring

Development Documentation

Maintenance

  • Node updates
  • Network monitoring
  • Error handling

Protocol Documentation

Further Reading