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P2P Network Protocol

The TOS Network implements a sophisticated peer-to-peer protocol designed for maximum security, privacy, and efficiency. Built on the principle of “Don’t Trust, Verify it”, every aspect of the network protocol is transparent and verifiable.

Protocol Overview

Core Features

  • Quantum-Resistant Encryption: Future-proof communication security
  • Privacy-First Design: Built-in anonymity and traffic obfuscation
  • Adaptive Topology: Dynamic network structure optimization
  • AI-Enhanced Routing: Intelligent message propagation
  • Consensus Integration: Seamless BlockDAG consensus support
  • Energy Efficiency: Optimized for the TOS Energy Model

Network Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ TOS Network Layer Stack │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Application Layer │ Wallet, Mining, Smart Contracts │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Protocol Layer │ Block Sync, Transaction Relay, Mining │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Network Layer │ Peer Discovery, Message Routing │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Security Layer │ Encryption, Authentication, Privacy │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Transport Layer │ TCP/UDP, QUIC, Connection Management │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Network Topology

Node Types

Full Nodes

  • Store complete blockchain history
  • Validate all transactions and blocks
  • Participate in consensus
  • Relay messages to other peers

Light Nodes

  • Store block headers only
  • Verify transactions using SPV proofs
  • Reduced bandwidth and storage requirements
  • Ideal for mobile devices

Mining Nodes

  • Specialized for AI-mining operations
  • High computational resources
  • Optimized network connections
  • Support both traditional and AI mining

Validator Nodes

  • Participate in BlockDAG consensus
  • Stake TOS tokens for validation rights
  • Earn rewards for honest validation
  • High uptime requirements

Network Structure

// Network topology configuration const networkTopology = { maxPeers: 50, targetPeers: 25, minPeers: 8, // Node type distribution targets nodeDistribution: { fullNodes: 0.6, // 60% full nodes lightNodes: 0.3, // 30% light nodes miningNodes: 0.08, // 8% mining nodes validatorNodes: 0.02 // 2% validator nodes }, // Connection preferences connectionPreferences: { diverseGeolocation: true, lowLatencyPriority: true, highUptimePriority: true, aiMiningCapability: true } };

Message Protocol

Message Format

All P2P messages follow a standardized format:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ TOS P2P Message Format │ ├─────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Header (32 bytes) │ ├─────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Magic (4 bytes) │ Protocol Version (2 bytes) │ ├─────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Message Type (2 bytes) │ Payload Length (4 bytes) │ ├─────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Checksum (8 bytes) │ Timestamp (8 bytes) │ ├─────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Node ID (32 bytes) │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Encrypted Payload (Variable Length) │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Message Types

TypeCodeDescriptionPrivacy Level
PING0x01Connectivity testLow
PONG0x02Ping responseLow
PEER_EXCHANGE0x10Share peer informationMedium
BLOCK_ANNOUNCE0x20New block notificationMedium
BLOCK_REQUEST0x21Request block dataMedium
BLOCK_RESPONSE0x22Block data responseMedium
TX_ANNOUNCE0x30New transactionHigh
TX_REQUEST0x31Request transactionHigh
TX_RESPONSE0x32Transaction dataHigh
CONSENSUS_VOTE0x40BlockDAG voteHigh
AI_MINING_SHARE0x50AI mining resultMedium

Message Implementation

use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize}; use sha3::{Sha3_256, Digest}; #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)] pub struct P2PMessage { pub header: MessageHeader, pub payload: MessagePayload, } #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)] pub struct MessageHeader { pub magic: [u8; 4], // Network magic bytes pub version: u16, // Protocol version pub message_type: u16, // Message type identifier pub payload_length: u32, // Payload size in bytes pub checksum: u64, // Payload checksum pub timestamp: u64, // Unix timestamp pub node_id: [u8; 32], // Sender node ID } #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)] pub enum MessagePayload { Ping(PingMessage), Pong(PongMessage), PeerExchange(PeerExchangeMessage), BlockAnnounce(BlockAnnounceMessage), BlockRequest(BlockRequestMessage), BlockResponse(BlockResponseMessage), TransactionAnnounce(TransactionAnnounceMessage), TransactionRequest(TransactionRequestMessage), TransactionResponse(TransactionResponseMessage), ConsensusVote(ConsensusVoteMessage), AIMiningShare(AIMiningShareMessage), } impl P2PMessage { pub fn new(message_type: u16, payload: MessagePayload, node_id: [u8; 32]) -> Self { let serialized_payload = bincode::serialize(&payload).unwrap(); let checksum = Self::calculate_checksum(&serialized_payload); let header = MessageHeader { magic: [0x54, 0x4F, 0x53, 0x4E], // "TOSN" version: 1, message_type, payload_length: serialized_payload.len() as u32, checksum, timestamp: std::time::SystemTime::now() .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH) .unwrap() .as_secs(), node_id, }; Self { header, payload } } pub fn calculate_checksum(data: &[u8]) -> u64 { let mut hasher = Sha3_256::new(); hasher.update(data); let result = hasher.finalize(); u64::from_be_bytes(result[0..8].try_into().unwrap()) } pub fn verify_checksum(&self) -> bool { let serialized_payload = bincode::serialize(&self.payload).unwrap(); let calculated_checksum = Self::calculate_checksum(&serialized_payload); calculated_checksum == self.header.checksum } pub fn encrypt(&mut self, peer_public_key: &[u8; 32]) { // Implement encryption using ChaCha20-Poly1305 let encrypted_payload = encrypt_payload(&self.payload, peer_public_key); // Update payload with encrypted data } pub fn decrypt(&mut self, private_key: &[u8; 32]) -> Result<(), String> { // Implement decryption let decrypted_payload = decrypt_payload(&self.payload, private_key)?; self.payload = decrypted_payload; Ok(()) } } // Specific message types #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)] pub struct PingMessage { pub nonce: u64, pub user_agent: String, pub services: u64, pub timestamp: u64, } #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)] pub struct PongMessage { pub nonce: u64, pub timestamp: u64, } #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)] pub struct BlockAnnounceMessage { pub block_hash: [u8; 32], pub block_height: u64, pub difficulty: u64, pub ai_mined: bool, pub timestamp: u64, } #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)] pub struct TransactionAnnounceMessage { pub tx_hash: [u8; 32], pub fee: u64, pub priority: u8, pub privacy_level: u8, pub energy_used: u64, }

Peer Discovery

Bootstrap Process

import asyncio import socket import random from typing import List, Tuple class TOS_PeerDiscovery: def __init__(self, network_id: str = "mainnet"): self.network_id = network_id self.known_peers: List[Tuple[str, int]] = [] self.connected_peers: List[Tuple[str, int]] = [] self.bootstrap_nodes = self.get_bootstrap_nodes() def get_bootstrap_nodes(self) -> List[Tuple[str, int]]: """Get initial bootstrap nodes for network entry""" bootstrap_nodes = { "mainnet": [ ("seed1.tos.network", 2080), ("seed2.tos.network", 2080), ("seed3.tos.network", 2080), ("seed4.tos.network", 2080), ("seed5.tos.network", 2080), ], "testnet": [ ("testseed1.tos.network", 2080), ("testseed2.tos.network", 2080), ], "devnet": [ ("127.0.0.1", 2080), ] } return bootstrap_nodes.get(self.network_id, []) async def discover_peers(self) -> List[Tuple[str, int]]: """Discover new peers using multiple methods""" discovered_peers = [] # Method 1: DNS seeds dns_peers = await self.discover_via_dns() discovered_peers.extend(dns_peers) # Method 2: DHT (Distributed Hash Table) dht_peers = await self.discover_via_dht() discovered_peers.extend(dht_peers) # Method 3: Peer exchange exchange_peers = await self.discover_via_peer_exchange() discovered_peers.extend(exchange_peers) # Method 4: mDNS (for local network) mdns_peers = await self.discover_via_mdns() discovered_peers.extend(mdns_peers) # Remove duplicates and return unique_peers = list(set(discovered_peers)) return unique_peers async def discover_via_dns(self) -> List[Tuple[str, int]]: """Discover peers via DNS TXT records""" peers = [] dns_seeds = [ f"peers.{self.network_id}.tos.network", f"nodes.{self.network_id}.tos.network", ] for seed in dns_seeds: try: # Query DNS TXT records for peer information import dns.resolver answers = dns.resolver.resolve(seed, 'TXT') for answer in answers: # Parse TXT record: "ip:port:node_type:capabilities" record = answer.to_text().strip('"') parts = record.split(':') if len(parts) >= 2: ip, port = parts[0], int(parts[1]) peers.append((ip, port)) except Exception as e: print(f"DNS discovery failed for {seed}: {e}") return peers async def discover_via_dht(self) -> List[Tuple[str, int]]: """Discover peers via Distributed Hash Table""" # Simplified DHT implementation dht_nodes = [ ("dht1.tos.network", 6881), ("dht2.tos.network", 6881), ] peers = [] for node_ip, node_port in dht_nodes: try: # Query DHT for TOS Network peers dht_peers = await self.query_dht_node(node_ip, node_port) peers.extend(dht_peers) except Exception as e: print(f"DHT discovery failed for {node_ip}: {e}") return peers async def discover_via_peer_exchange(self) -> List[Tuple[str, int]]: """Request peer lists from connected peers""" peers = [] for peer_ip, peer_port in self.connected_peers: try: # Send PEER_EXCHANGE message peer_list = await self.request_peer_list(peer_ip, peer_port) peers.extend(peer_list) except Exception as e: print(f"Peer exchange failed with {peer_ip}: {e}") return peers async def discover_via_mdns(self) -> List[Tuple[str, int]]: """Discover local network peers via mDNS""" peers = [] try: # Broadcast mDNS query for TOS Network services service_name = f"_tos-{self.network_id}._tcp.local" # Implementation would use zeroconf library # peers = query_mdns_service(service_name) except Exception as e: print(f"mDNS discovery failed: {e}") return peers def calculate_peer_score(self, peer_info: dict) -> float: """Calculate quality score for peer selection""" score = 100.0 # Base score # Uptime factor (0.5x to 1.5x) uptime_factor = min(1.5, peer_info.get('uptime', 0.8)) score *= uptime_factor # Latency factor (0.5x to 1.2x) latency = peer_info.get('latency_ms', 100) latency_factor = max(0.5, 1.2 - (latency / 1000)) score *= latency_factor # Bandwidth factor (0.8x to 1.3x) bandwidth = peer_info.get('bandwidth_mbps', 10) bandwidth_factor = min(1.3, 0.8 + (bandwidth / 100)) score *= bandwidth_factor # AI mining capability bonus if peer_info.get('ai_mining_capable', False): score *= 1.1 # Geographic diversity bonus if self.is_geographically_diverse(peer_info): score *= 1.05 return score async def connect_to_peers(self, max_connections: int = 25): """Establish connections to high-quality peers""" discovered_peers = await self.discover_peers() # Score and sort peers peer_scores = [] for peer in discovered_peers: peer_info = await self.get_peer_info(peer) score = self.calculate_peer_score(peer_info) peer_scores.append((peer, score)) # Sort by score (highest first) peer_scores.sort(key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True) # Connect to top peers connection_tasks = [] for i, (peer, score) in enumerate(peer_scores[:max_connections]): if len(self.connected_peers) >= max_connections: break task = asyncio.create_task(self.connect_to_peer(peer)) connection_tasks.append(task) # Wait for connections to complete await asyncio.gather(*connection_tasks, return_exceptions=True)

Network Security

Encryption and Authentication

use chacha20poly1305::{ChaCha20Poly1305, Key, Nonce, aead::Aead}; use x25519_dalek::{PublicKey, StaticSecret}; use rand::rngs::OsRng; pub struct SecureChannel { local_private_key: StaticSecret, local_public_key: PublicKey, remote_public_key: Option<PublicKey>, shared_secret: Option<[u8; 32]>, cipher: Option<ChaCha20Poly1305>, } impl SecureChannel { pub fn new() -> Self { let private_key = StaticSecret::new(OsRng); let public_key = PublicKey::from(&private_key); Self { local_private_key: private_key, local_public_key: public_key, remote_public_key: None, shared_secret: None, cipher: None, } } pub fn establish_channel(&mut self, remote_public_key: PublicKey) { let shared_secret = self.local_private_key.diffie_hellman(&remote_public_key); let shared_secret_bytes = shared_secret.as_bytes(); self.remote_public_key = Some(remote_public_key); self.shared_secret = Some(*shared_secret_bytes); // Derive encryption key from shared secret let key = Key::from_slice(shared_secret_bytes); self.cipher = Some(ChaCha20Poly1305::new(key)); } pub fn encrypt_message(&self, plaintext: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, String> { let cipher = self.cipher.as_ref().ok_or("Channel not established")?; // Generate random nonce let mut nonce_bytes = [0u8; 12]; use rand::RngCore; OsRng.fill_bytes(&mut nonce_bytes); let nonce = Nonce::from_slice(&nonce_bytes); // Encrypt message let ciphertext = cipher.encrypt(nonce, plaintext) .map_err(|e| format!("Encryption failed: {:?}", e))?; // Prepend nonce to ciphertext let mut result = nonce_bytes.to_vec(); result.extend_from_slice(&ciphertext); Ok(result) } pub fn decrypt_message(&self, encrypted_data: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, String> { if encrypted_data.len() < 12 { return Err("Invalid encrypted data length".to_string()); } let cipher = self.cipher.as_ref().ok_or("Channel not established")?; // Extract nonce and ciphertext let nonce = Nonce::from_slice(&encrypted_data[0..12]); let ciphertext = &encrypted_data[12..]; // Decrypt message let plaintext = cipher.decrypt(nonce, ciphertext) .map_err(|e| format!("Decryption failed: {:?}", e))?; Ok(plaintext) } pub fn get_public_key(&self) -> PublicKey { self.local_public_key } } // Digital signatures for message authentication use ed25519_dalek::{Signature, Signer, SigningKey, Verifier, VerifyingKey}; pub struct MessageSigner { signing_key: SigningKey, verifying_key: VerifyingKey, } impl MessageSigner { pub fn new() -> Self { let signing_key = SigningKey::generate(&mut OsRng); let verifying_key = signing_key.verifying_key(); Self { signing_key, verifying_key, } } pub fn sign_message(&self, message: &[u8]) -> Signature { self.signing_key.sign(message) } pub fn verify_signature(&self, message: &[u8], signature: &Signature, public_key: &VerifyingKey) -> bool { public_key.verify(message, signature).is_ok() } pub fn get_public_key(&self) -> VerifyingKey { self.verifying_key } }

Anti-DoS Protection

import time import collections from typing import Dict, Set from dataclasses import dataclass @dataclass class ConnectionInfo: ip_address: str connection_time: float message_count: int bandwidth_used: int reputation_score: float is_blacklisted: bool = False class DDoSProtection: def __init__(self): self.connections: Dict[str, ConnectionInfo] = {} self.message_rate_limit = 100 # messages per minute self.bandwidth_limit = 1048576 # 1MB per minute self.connection_limit_per_ip = 3 self.reputation_threshold = 0.3 # Rate limiting windows self.message_windows: Dict[str, collections.deque] = {} self.bandwidth_windows: Dict[str, collections.deque] = {} # Blacklist and whitelist self.blacklisted_ips: Set[str] = set() self.whitelisted_ips: Set[str] = set() def should_accept_connection(self, ip_address: str) -> bool: """Determine if a new connection should be accepted""" # Check whitelist first if ip_address in self.whitelisted_ips: return True # Check blacklist if ip_address in self.blacklisted_ips: return False # Check connection count from this IP ip_connections = sum(1 for conn in self.connections.values() if conn.ip_address == ip_address) if ip_connections >= self.connection_limit_per_ip: return False return True def should_accept_message(self, ip_address: str, message_size: int) -> bool: """Determine if a message should be processed""" if ip_address in self.whitelisted_ips: return True if ip_address in self.blacklisted_ips: return False current_time = time.time() # Check message rate limit if not self._check_message_rate(ip_address, current_time): self._penalize_peer(ip_address, "message_rate_exceeded") return False # Check bandwidth limit if not self._check_bandwidth_limit(ip_address, message_size, current_time): self._penalize_peer(ip_address, "bandwidth_exceeded") return False # Update counters self._update_message_counter(ip_address, message_size, current_time) return True def _check_message_rate(self, ip_address: str, current_time: float) -> bool: """Check if peer is within message rate limits""" if ip_address not in self.message_windows: self.message_windows[ip_address] = collections.deque() window = self.message_windows[ip_address] # Remove old messages (older than 1 minute) while window and current_time - window[0] > 60: window.popleft() return len(window) < self.message_rate_limit def _check_bandwidth_limit(self, ip_address: str, message_size: int, current_time: float) -> bool: """Check if peer is within bandwidth limits""" if ip_address not in self.bandwidth_windows: self.bandwidth_windows[ip_address] = collections.deque() window = self.bandwidth_windows[ip_address] # Remove old entries (older than 1 minute) while window and current_time - window[0][0] > 60: window.popleft() # Calculate current bandwidth usage current_bandwidth = sum(size for _, size in window) return current_bandwidth + message_size <= self.bandwidth_limit def _update_message_counter(self, ip_address: str, message_size: int, current_time: float): """Update message and bandwidth counters""" # Update message window if ip_address not in self.message_windows: self.message_windows[ip_address] = collections.deque() self.message_windows[ip_address].append(current_time) # Update bandwidth window if ip_address not in self.bandwidth_windows: self.bandwidth_windows[ip_address] = collections.deque() self.bandwidth_windows[ip_address].append((current_time, message_size)) # Update connection info if ip_address in self.connections: self.connections[ip_address].message_count += 1 self.connections[ip_address].bandwidth_used += message_size def _penalize_peer(self, ip_address: str, reason: str): """Apply penalty to misbehaving peer""" if ip_address in self.connections: conn = self.connections[ip_address] # Reduce reputation score penalty_map = { "message_rate_exceeded": 0.1, "bandwidth_exceeded": 0.15, "invalid_message": 0.2, "consensus_violation": 0.3, } penalty = penalty_map.get(reason, 0.1) conn.reputation_score = max(0, conn.reputation_score - penalty) # Blacklist if reputation is too low if conn.reputation_score < self.reputation_threshold: self.blacklisted_ips.add(ip_address) conn.is_blacklisted = True print(f"Blacklisted peer {ip_address} due to low reputation: {conn.reputation_score}") def update_reputation(self, ip_address: str, behavior: str): """Update peer reputation based on behavior""" if ip_address not in self.connections: return conn = self.connections[ip_address] reputation_changes = { "valid_block": +0.05, "valid_transaction": +0.02, "helpful_peer_info": +0.01, "fast_response": +0.01, "invalid_block": -0.2, "invalid_transaction": -0.1, "slow_response": -0.01, "connection_drop": -0.05, } change = reputation_changes.get(behavior, 0) conn.reputation_score = max(0, min(1, conn.reputation_score + change)) # Remove from blacklist if reputation improves if conn.reputation_score > self.reputation_threshold and ip_address in self.blacklisted_ips: self.blacklisted_ips.remove(ip_address) conn.is_blacklisted = False print(f"Removed {ip_address} from blacklist due to improved reputation") def get_peer_stats(self, ip_address: str) -> Dict: """Get statistics for a peer""" if ip_address not in self.connections: return {} conn = self.connections[ip_address] current_time = time.time() # Calculate recent message rate if ip_address in self.message_windows: recent_messages = len([t for t in self.message_windows[ip_address] if current_time - t < 60]) else: recent_messages = 0 # Calculate recent bandwidth usage if ip_address in self.bandwidth_windows: recent_bandwidth = sum(size for time, size in self.bandwidth_windows[ip_address] if current_time - time < 60) else: recent_bandwidth = 0 return { "ip_address": ip_address, "connected_duration": current_time - conn.connection_time, "total_messages": conn.message_count, "total_bandwidth": conn.bandwidth_used, "recent_message_rate": recent_messages, "recent_bandwidth_usage": recent_bandwidth, "reputation_score": conn.reputation_score, "is_blacklisted": conn.is_blacklisted, }

Consensus Integration

BlockDAG Vote Propagation

package consensus import ( "crypto/sha256" "encoding/hex" "fmt" "sync" "time" ) type BlockDAGVote struct { BlockHash [32]byte `json:"block_hash"` VoterID [32]byte `json:"voter_id"` VoteType VoteType `json:"vote_type"` Timestamp int64 `json:"timestamp"` Signature [64]byte `json:"signature"` ParentVotes [][32]byte `json:"parent_votes"` } type VoteType int const ( VoteAccept VoteType = iota VoteReject VoteAbstain ) type ConsensusNetwork struct { peers map[string]*Peer votes map[[32]byte]*BlockDAGVote voteCache *VoteCache propagationMux sync.RWMutex maxVoteAge time.Duration } type VoteCache struct { cache map[[32]byte]CacheEntry mutex sync.RWMutex } type CacheEntry struct { vote *BlockDAGVote timestamp time.Time propagated bool } func NewConsensusNetwork() *ConsensusNetwork { return &ConsensusNetwork{ peers: make(map[string]*Peer), votes: make(map[[32]byte]*BlockDAGVote), voteCache: &VoteCache{cache: make(map[[32]byte]CacheEntry)}, maxVoteAge: 30 * time.Minute, } } func (cn *ConsensusNetwork) PropagateVote(vote *BlockDAGVote) error { // Validate vote first if !cn.validateVote(vote) { return fmt.Errorf("invalid vote") } // Check if already propagated voteHash := cn.calculateVoteHash(vote) if cn.voteCache.isAlreadyPropagated(voteHash) { return nil // Already propagated } // Add to cache cn.voteCache.addVote(voteHash, vote) // Propagate to peers cn.propagationMux.RLock() defer cn.propagationMux.RUnlock() var wg sync.WaitGroup for peerID, peer := range cn.peers { if peer.SupportsConsensus() { wg.Add(1) go func(p *Peer, id string) { defer wg.Done() if err := p.SendVote(vote); err != nil { fmt.Printf("Failed to send vote to peer %s: %v\n", id, err) } }(peer, peerID) } } wg.Wait() return nil } func (cn *ConsensusNetwork) HandleIncomingVote(vote *BlockDAGVote, fromPeer string) error { // Validate vote if !cn.validateVote(vote) { return fmt.Errorf("invalid vote from peer %s", fromPeer) } // Check vote age voteAge := time.Since(time.Unix(vote.Timestamp, 0)) if voteAge > cn.maxVoteAge { return fmt.Errorf("vote too old: %v", voteAge) } // Add to local vote storage voteHash := cn.calculateVoteHash(vote) cn.votes[voteHash] = vote // Propagate to other peers (excluding sender) return cn.propagateToOthers(vote, fromPeer) } func (cn *ConsensusNetwork) validateVote(vote *BlockDAGVote) bool { // Basic validation if vote.Timestamp == 0 { return false } // Verify signature if !cn.verifyVoteSignature(vote) { return false } // Check voter authorization if !cn.isAuthorizedVoter(vote.VoterID) { return false } // Validate parent votes exist for _, parentHash := range vote.ParentVotes { if _, exists := cn.votes[parentHash]; !exists { // Request missing parent vote cn.requestVote(parentHash) } } return true } func (cn *ConsensusNetwork) calculateVoteHash(vote *BlockDAGVote) [32]byte { data := fmt.Sprintf("%x%x%d%d", vote.BlockHash, vote.VoterID, vote.VoteType, vote.Timestamp) return sha256.Sum256([]byte(data)) } func (cn *ConsensusNetwork) verifyVoteSignature(vote *BlockDAGVote) bool { // Implement Ed25519 signature verification // This is a simplified placeholder return true } func (cn *ConsensusNetwork) isAuthorizedVoter(voterID [32]byte) bool { // Check if voter has sufficient stake or authority // Implement stake verification logic return true } func (cn *ConsensusNetwork) propagateToOthers(vote *BlockDAGVote, excludePeer string) error { cn.propagationMux.RLock() defer cn.propagationMux.RUnlock() for peerID, peer := range cn.peers { if peerID != excludePeer && peer.SupportsConsensus() { go func(p *Peer, id string) { if err := p.SendVote(vote); err != nil { fmt.Printf("Failed to propagate vote to peer %s: %v\n", id, err) } }(peer, peerID) } } return nil } func (vc *VoteCache) isAlreadyPropagated(voteHash [32]byte) bool { vc.mutex.RLock() defer vc.mutex.RUnlock() entry, exists := vc.cache[voteHash] return exists && entry.propagated } func (vc *VoteCache) addVote(voteHash [32]byte, vote *BlockDAGVote) { vc.mutex.Lock() defer vc.mutex.Unlock() vc.cache[voteHash] = CacheEntry{ vote: vote, timestamp: time.Now(), propagated: true, } } // Clean up old votes periodically func (cn *ConsensusNetwork) CleanupOldVotes() { ticker := time.NewTicker(5 * time.Minute) defer ticker.Stop() for range ticker.C { cn.voteCache.mutex.Lock() now := time.Now() for hash, entry := range cn.voteCache.cache { if now.Sub(entry.timestamp) > cn.maxVoteAge { delete(cn.voteCache.cache, hash) } } cn.voteCache.mutex.Unlock() } }

AI-Enhanced Routing

Intelligent Message Propagation

import numpy as np import networkx as nx from typing import Dict, List, Tuple, Set import machine_learning as ml class AIRoutingEngine: def __init__(self): self.network_graph = nx.Graph() self.peer_metrics = {} self.routing_model = self.load_routing_model() self.message_priority_weights = { 'block_announce': 1.0, 'transaction': 0.8, 'consensus_vote': 0.9, 'peer_exchange': 0.3, 'ping': 0.1 } def load_routing_model(self): """Load pre-trained ML model for routing decisions""" # This would load a trained neural network model # For now, we'll use a simple heuristic-based approach return None def update_network_topology(self, peers: Dict[str, Dict]): """Update network graph with current peer information""" # Clear existing graph self.network_graph.clear() # Add nodes for each peer for peer_id, peer_info in peers.items(): self.network_graph.add_node(peer_id, **peer_info) # Add edges based on peer connections for peer_id, peer_info in peers.items(): connected_peers = peer_info.get('connected_peers', []) for connected_peer in connected_peers: if connected_peer in peers: # Weight edge by connection quality weight = self.calculate_connection_weight( peer_info, peers[connected_peer] ) self.network_graph.add_edge(peer_id, connected_peer, weight=weight) def calculate_connection_weight(self, peer1_info: Dict, peer2_info: Dict) -> float: """Calculate connection quality weight between two peers""" # Factors affecting connection quality latency1 = peer1_info.get('latency_ms', 100) latency2 = peer2_info.get('latency_ms', 100) avg_latency = (latency1 + latency2) / 2 bandwidth1 = peer1_info.get('bandwidth_mbps', 10) bandwidth2 = peer2_info.get('bandwidth_mbps', 10) min_bandwidth = min(bandwidth1, bandwidth2) uptime1 = peer1_info.get('uptime', 0.9) uptime2 = peer2_info.get('uptime', 0.9) avg_uptime = (uptime1 + uptime2) / 2 # Calculate composite weight (lower is better) weight = (avg_latency / 1000) / (min_bandwidth * avg_uptime) return weight def find_optimal_routes(self, source: str, targets: List[str], message_type: str) -> Dict[str, List[str]]: """Find optimal routing paths for message propagation""" routes = {} message_priority = self.message_priority_weights.get(message_type, 0.5) for target in targets: if target == source: continue try: # Use Dijkstra's algorithm with AI-enhanced weights path = nx.shortest_path( self.network_graph, source, target, weight='weight' ) routes[target] = path except nx.NetworkXNoPath: # No direct path found, use flood routing routes[target] = self.find_flood_route(source, target) return routes def find_flood_route(self, source: str, target: str) -> List[str]: """Find route using controlled flooding""" # BFS to find any available path visited = set([source]) queue = [(source, [source])] while queue: current, path = queue.pop(0) if current == target: return path for neighbor in self.network_graph.neighbors(current): if neighbor not in visited: visited.add(neighbor) queue.append((neighbor, path + [neighbor])) return [] # No path found def optimize_propagation_strategy(self, message_type: str, urgency: float) -> Dict[str, float]: """AI-optimized message propagation strategy""" # Feature vector for ML model features = np.array([ urgency, self.message_priority_weights.get(message_type, 0.5), len(self.network_graph.nodes()), # Network size nx.density(self.network_graph), # Network density self.calculate_network_congestion(), ]) # If ML model is available, use it for optimization if self.routing_model: strategy_params = self.routing_model.predict([features])[0] else: # Fallback to heuristic-based optimization strategy_params = self.heuristic_optimization(features) return { 'redundancy_factor': strategy_params[0], # How many paths to use 'timeout_multiplier': strategy_params[1], # Timeout adjustment 'retry_attempts': int(strategy_params[2]), # Number of retries 'batching_factor': strategy_params[3], # Message batching } def heuristic_optimization(self, features: np.ndarray) -> List[float]: """Heuristic-based optimization when ML model is not available""" urgency, priority, network_size, density, congestion = features # Redundancy factor (1.0 to 3.0) redundancy = 1.0 + (urgency * priority * 2.0) redundancy = min(3.0, redundancy) # Timeout multiplier (0.5 to 2.0) timeout_mult = 1.0 + (congestion * 1.0) - (density * 0.5) timeout_mult = max(0.5, min(2.0, timeout_mult)) # Retry attempts (1 to 5) retries = max(1, int(urgency * priority * 5)) retries = min(5, retries) # Batching factor (0.1 to 1.0) batching = max(0.1, 1.0 - urgency) return [redundancy, timeout_mult, retries, batching] def calculate_network_congestion(self) -> float: """Calculate current network congestion level""" if not self.network_graph.nodes(): return 0.0 # Simple congestion metric based on average degree and load total_load = 0 total_capacity = 0 for node in self.network_graph.nodes(): node_data = self.network_graph.nodes[node] load = node_data.get('message_queue_size', 0) capacity = node_data.get('max_message_queue', 1000) total_load += load total_capacity += capacity if total_capacity == 0: return 0.0 return total_load / total_capacity def adaptive_routing_decision(self, message_type: str, target_peers: List[str], current_network_state: Dict) -> Dict[str, List[str]]: """Make adaptive routing decisions based on current network state""" # Update network state self.update_network_topology(current_network_state.get('peers', {})) # Calculate message urgency urgency = self.calculate_message_urgency(message_type, current_network_state) # Get optimization strategy strategy = self.optimize_propagation_strategy(message_type, urgency) # Find routes with redundancy routes = {} redundancy_factor = strategy['redundancy_factor'] for target in target_peers: primary_route = self.find_optimal_routes('self', [target], message_type) routes[target] = primary_route.get(target, []) # Add backup routes if redundancy is needed if redundancy_factor > 1.0: backup_routes = self.find_backup_routes('self', target, int(redundancy_factor) - 1) routes[f"{target}_backup"] = backup_routes return routes def calculate_message_urgency(self, message_type: str, network_state: Dict) -> float: """Calculate urgency score for message type""" base_urgency = { 'block_announce': 0.9, 'consensus_vote': 0.95, 'transaction': 0.7, 'ai_mining_share': 0.8, 'peer_exchange': 0.2, 'ping': 0.1 }.get(message_type, 0.5) # Adjust based on network conditions network_load = network_state.get('congestion_level', 0.5) block_height = network_state.get('current_block_height', 0) last_block_time = network_state.get('last_block_time', 0) # Increase urgency if network is behind if last_block_time > 0: time_since_last_block = time.time() - last_block_time if time_since_last_block > 30: # 30 seconds threshold base_urgency *= 1.2 # Decrease urgency if network is congested if network_load > 0.8: base_urgency *= 0.8 return min(1.0, base_urgency) def find_backup_routes(self, source: str, target: str, num_backups: int) -> List[List[str]]: """Find backup routing paths""" backup_routes = [] try: # Find k-shortest paths paths = list(nx.shortest_simple_paths( self.network_graph, source, target, weight='weight' )) # Take the requested number of backup paths backup_routes = paths[1:num_backups+1] # Skip primary path except (nx.NetworkXNoPath, nx.NetworkXError): pass return backup_routes

Network Monitoring

Real-time Network Analytics

class TOSNetworkMonitor { constructor() { this.metrics = { totalPeers: 0, activePeers: 0, networkLatency: 0, messageRate: 0, blockPropagationTime: 0, consensusParticipation: 0, networkHealthScore: 0 }; this.peerMetrics = new Map(); this.messageStats = { sent: 0, received: 0, dropped: 0, duplicate: 0 }; this.monitoringInterval = 30000; // 30 seconds this.startMonitoring(); } startMonitoring() { setInterval(() => { this.collectMetrics(); this.updateNetworkHealth(); this.reportMetrics(); }, this.monitoringInterval); } collectMetrics() { // Collect peer metrics this.metrics.totalPeers = this.peerMetrics.size; this.metrics.activePeers = Array.from(this.peerMetrics.values()) .filter(peer => peer.lastSeen > Date.now() - 300000).length; // 5 min // Calculate average latency const latencies = Array.from(this.peerMetrics.values()) .map(peer => peer.latency) .filter(latency => latency > 0); this.metrics.networkLatency = latencies.length > 0 ? latencies.reduce((sum, lat) => sum + lat, 0) / latencies.length : 0; // Calculate message rate (messages per second) const timeWindow = 60000; // 1 minute const currentTime = Date.now(); const recentMessages = Array.from(this.peerMetrics.values()) .reduce((total, peer) => { const recentCount = peer.messageHistory .filter(timestamp => currentTime - timestamp < timeWindow).length; return total + recentCount; }, 0); this.metrics.messageRate = recentMessages / 60; // per second // Calculate consensus participation const votingPeers = Array.from(this.peerMetrics.values()) .filter(peer => peer.supportsConsensus && peer.isActive).length; this.metrics.consensusParticipation = this.metrics.activePeers > 0 ? votingPeers / this.metrics.activePeers : 0; } updateNetworkHealth() { let healthScore = 100; // Penalty for low peer count if (this.metrics.activePeers < 10) { healthScore -= (10 - this.metrics.activePeers) * 5; } // Penalty for high latency if (this.metrics.networkLatency > 1000) { // 1 second healthScore -= Math.min(30, (this.metrics.networkLatency - 1000) / 100); } // Penalty for low consensus participation if (this.metrics.consensusParticipation < 0.5) { healthScore -= (0.5 - this.metrics.consensusParticipation) * 40; } // Penalty for message drops const dropRate = this.messageStats.dropped / (this.messageStats.sent + this.messageStats.received); if (dropRate > 0.05) { // 5% drop rate healthScore -= Math.min(25, (dropRate - 0.05) * 500); } this.metrics.networkHealthScore = Math.max(0, Math.min(100, healthScore)); } updatePeerMetrics(peerId, metrics) { if (!this.peerMetrics.has(peerId)) { this.peerMetrics.set(peerId, { peerId: peerId, latency: 0, messageHistory: [], lastSeen: Date.now(), supportsConsensus: false, isActive: true, reputation: 1.0, connectionQuality: 1.0 }); } const peer = this.peerMetrics.get(peerId); Object.assign(peer, metrics); peer.lastSeen = Date.now(); } recordMessage(type, direction, peerId) { this.messageStats[direction]++; if (this.peerMetrics.has(peerId)) { const peer = this.peerMetrics.get(peerId); peer.messageHistory.push(Date.now()); // Keep only recent message history const cutoff = Date.now() - 3600000; // 1 hour peer.messageHistory = peer.messageHistory.filter(time => time > cutoff); } } recordBlockPropagation(blockHash, propagationTime) { // Update block propagation metrics if (this.blockPropagationTimes) { this.blockPropagationTimes.push(propagationTime); // Keep only recent measurements if (this.blockPropagationTimes.length > 100) { this.blockPropagationTimes.shift(); } // Calculate average this.metrics.blockPropagationTime = this.blockPropagationTimes.reduce((sum, time) => sum + time, 0) / this.blockPropagationTimes.length; } else { this.blockPropagationTimes = [propagationTime]; this.metrics.blockPropagationTime = propagationTime; } } getNetworkTopology() { const topology = { nodes: [], edges: [] }; // Add nodes for (const [peerId, peer] of this.peerMetrics) { topology.nodes.push({ id: peerId, type: peer.nodeType || 'full', latency: peer.latency, reputation: peer.reputation, connectionQuality: peer.connectionQuality, isActive: peer.isActive, supportsAIMining: peer.supportsAIMining || false, location: peer.location || null }); } // Add edges (connections between peers) for (const [peerId, peer] of this.peerMetrics) { if (peer.connectedPeers) { for (const connectedPeer of peer.connectedPeers) { if (this.peerMetrics.has(connectedPeer)) { topology.edges.push({ source: peerId, target: connectedPeer, weight: peer.connectionQuality || 1.0 }); } } } } return topology; } generateNetworkReport() { return { timestamp: Date.now(), metrics: { ...this.metrics }, topology: this.getNetworkTopology(), messageStats: { ...this.messageStats }, peerDistribution: this.calculatePeerDistribution(), performanceIndicators: this.calculatePerformanceIndicators() }; } calculatePeerDistribution() { const distribution = { byType: {}, byLocation: {}, byCapability: {} }; for (const peer of this.peerMetrics.values()) { // By node type const type = peer.nodeType || 'unknown'; distribution.byType[type] = (distribution.byType[type] || 0) + 1; // By location const location = peer.location || 'unknown'; distribution.byLocation[location] = (distribution.byLocation[location] || 0) + 1; // By capability if (peer.supportsAIMining) { distribution.byCapability.aiMining = (distribution.byCapability.aiMining || 0) + 1; } if (peer.supportsConsensus) { distribution.byCapability.consensus = (distribution.byCapability.consensus || 0) + 1; } } return distribution; } calculatePerformanceIndicators() { const indicators = {}; // Network efficiency indicators.networkEfficiency = this.metrics.activePeers > 0 ? this.metrics.messageRate / this.metrics.activePeers : 0; // Consensus health indicators.consensusHealth = this.metrics.consensusParticipation; // Connection stability const stablePeers = Array.from(this.peerMetrics.values()) .filter(peer => peer.connectionQuality > 0.8).length; indicators.connectionStability = this.metrics.activePeers > 0 ? stablePeers / this.metrics.activePeers : 0; // Message success rate const totalMessages = this.messageStats.sent + this.messageStats.received; indicators.messageSuccessRate = totalMessages > 0 ? 1 - (this.messageStats.dropped / totalMessages) : 1; return indicators; } reportMetrics() { const report = this.generateNetworkReport(); console.log('TOS Network Metrics Report:'); console.log(`Active Peers: ${report.metrics.activePeers}`); console.log(`Network Latency: ${report.metrics.networkLatency.toFixed(2)}ms`); console.log(`Message Rate: ${report.metrics.messageRate.toFixed(2)}/s`); console.log(`Network Health: ${report.metrics.networkHealthScore.toFixed(1)}%`); console.log(`Consensus Participation: ${(report.metrics.consensusParticipation * 100).toFixed(1)}%`); // Send to monitoring system this.sendToMonitoringSystem(report); } sendToMonitoringSystem(report) { // Implementation would send metrics to external monitoring // This could be Prometheus, Grafana, or custom monitoring solution } }

The TOS Network P2P protocol provides a robust, scalable, and privacy-preserving foundation for the blockchain network. By incorporating AI-enhanced routing, quantum-resistant security, and adaptive topology management, the protocol ensures optimal performance while maintaining the core principle of “Don’t Trust, Verify it.”

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