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TOS Network Upgrades

Complete history of TOS Network protocol upgrades, hard forks, and major improvements with detailed technical specifications and migration guides.

🚀 Current Network Version

TOS Network v3.1 Activation Block: 2,890,000 Activation Date: March 15, 2024 Status: ✅ Active on Mainnet

Key Features

  • Enhanced AI-Mining algorithms with 40% efficiency improvement
  • Advanced privacy features with ring signatures
  • Cross-chain bridge protocol integration
  • Smart contract gas optimization

📋 Upgrade History

v3.1 “Aurora” - March 2024

Type: Hard Fork Activation Block: 2,890,000 Consensus: 97.8% miner approval

Major Changes

  • AI-Mining Enhancement: New quality scoring algorithm
  • Privacy Upgrade: Ring signature implementation
  • Cross-Chain: Ethereum and BSC bridge support
  • Performance: 60% faster transaction processing
  • Security: Enhanced cryptographic primitives

Technical Specifications

// New AI-Mining quality calculation pub fn calculate_quality_score_v3( solution_accuracy: f64, computational_efficiency: f64, network_contribution: f64, time_factor: f64 ) -> f64 { let base_score = solution_accuracy * 0.4 + computational_efficiency * 0.3 + network_contribution * 0.2; let time_bonus = if time_factor < 0.8 { 0.1 } else { 0.0 }; (base_score + time_bonus).min(10.0) } // Ring signature implementation pub struct RingSignature { pub ring_size: usize, pub signature_data: Vec<u8>, pub key_image: Point, pub public_keys: Vec<Point>, }

Migration Guide

For Miners:

# Update mining software ./tos-miner --version # Should show v3.1+ # Update AI-Mining tasks ./tos-miner --update-ai-algorithms # Verify upgrade ./tos-miner --check-network-version

For Developers:

// Update SDK to v3.1 compatible version npm install @tos-network/sdk@^3.1.0 // Check network version const version = await tos.getNetworkVersion(); if (version >= "3.1.0") { // Use new features const bridgeAPI = tos.bridges.ethereum; const privacy = tos.privacy.ringSignatures; }

Upgrade Results

  • ✅ 99.2% nodes upgraded within 72 hours
  • ✅ Zero downtime during activation
  • ✅ 60% performance improvement achieved
  • ✅ All cross-chain bridges operational

v3.0 “Genesis Plus” - December 2023

Type: Hard Fork Activation Block: 2,500,000 Consensus: 95.4% miner approval

Major Changes

  • Smart Contracts: RVM (Rust Virtual Machine) launch
  • AI-Mining: Introduction of AI-Mining protocol
  • Scalability: BlockDAG optimizations
  • Energy Model: Dynamic energy consumption system

Technical Specifications

// RVM smart contract execution pub struct RVMExecutor { pub gas_limit: u64, pub memory_limit: u64, pub execution_timeout: Duration, } impl RVMExecutor { pub fn execute_contract( &mut self, bytecode: &[u8], input_data: &[u8], context: ExecutionContext ) -> Result<ExecutionResult, VMError> { // Contract execution logic let mut vm = VirtualMachine::new( bytecode, self.gas_limit, self.memory_limit ); vm.execute(input_data, context) } }

AI-Mining Launch

# Initial AI-Mining task types SUPPORTED_TASKS = { 'image_classification': { 'reward_multiplier': 1.0, 'complexity': 'medium', 'min_accuracy': 0.85 }, 'natural_language_processing': { 'reward_multiplier': 1.2, 'complexity': 'high', 'min_accuracy': 0.80 }, 'time_series_prediction': { 'reward_multiplier': 1.1, 'complexity': 'medium', 'min_accuracy': 0.90 } }

Migration Guide

For Node Operators:

# Backup current blockchain data ./tos-daemon --backup-chain # Update to v3.0 ./tos-daemon --update-version=3.0.0 # Sync with upgraded network ./tos-daemon --resync

Upgrade Results

  • ✅ Smart contracts: 500+ contracts deployed in first month
  • ✅ AI-Mining: 15,000+ participants joined
  • ✅ Network stability: 99.9% uptime maintained

v2.5 “Optimization” - August 2023

Type: Soft Fork Activation Block: 2,200,000 Consensus: 89.7% miner approval

Major Changes

  • Transaction Fees: Dynamic fee adjustment algorithm
  • Mining Difficulty: Enhanced difficulty adjustment
  • Network Protocol: P2P protocol improvements
  • Wallet Features: Multi-signature support

Dynamic Fee Algorithm

pub fn calculate_dynamic_fee( network_congestion: f64, transaction_size: u64, priority_level: FeePriority ) -> u64 { let base_fee = 1000; // 0.001 TOS let congestion_multiplier = 1.0 + (network_congestion * 2.0); let size_factor = transaction_size as f64 / 250.0; // bytes let priority_factor = match priority_level { FeePriority::Low => 0.8, FeePriority::Normal => 1.0, FeePriority::High => 1.5, FeePriority::Urgent => 2.0, }; (base_fee as f64 * congestion_multiplier * size_factor * priority_factor) as u64 }

Multi-Signature Implementation

// Create multi-sig wallet const multisig = await tos.wallet.createMultiSig({ owners: [ 'tos1owner1_address', 'tos1owner2_address', 'tos1owner3_address' ], threshold: 2, // 2 of 3 signatures required timelock: 86400 // 24 hour timelock }); // Sign transaction const signature = await tos.wallet.signMultiSig( transactionHash, ownerPrivateKey );

v2.0 “Foundation” - March 2023

Type: Hard Fork Activation Block: 1,800,000 Consensus: 92.1% miner approval

Major Changes

  • Privacy Features: Confidential transactions
  • BlockDAG: Implementation of directed acyclic graph
  • Consensus: Proof-of-Work improvements
  • Network: Enhanced peer discovery

Confidential Transactions

// Confidential transaction structure pub struct ConfidentialTransaction { pub inputs: Vec<ConfidentialInput>, pub outputs: Vec<ConfidentialOutput>, pub range_proofs: Vec<RangeProof>, pub fee: u64, } pub struct ConfidentialOutput { pub commitment: Commitment, pub range_proof: RangeProof, pub encrypted_amount: EncryptedAmount, }

BlockDAG Implementation


v1.5 “Stability” - November 2022

Type: Soft Fork Activation Block: 1,400,000

Major Changes

  • Network Stability: Connection improvements
  • Transaction Pool: Memory pool optimization
  • Mining: Difficulty adjustment refinements
  • Security: Enhanced validation rules

v1.0 “Genesis” - June 2022

Type: Genesis Launch Activation Block: 0

Genesis Features

  • Core Blockchain: Basic blockchain functionality
  • Proof-of-Work: Mining consensus mechanism
  • Transactions: Simple value transfers
  • Wallet: Basic wallet functionality

Genesis Parameters

[genesis] block_time = 60 # seconds initial_difficulty = 1000000 max_block_size = 2097152 # 2MB initial_supply = 0 mining_reward = 50.0 [network] network_id = 1 p2p_port = 2122 rpc_port = 8080

🔄 Upcoming Upgrades

v3.2 “Quantum” - Planned Q4 2024

Estimated Activation: Block 3,200,000 (December 2024)

Planned Features

  • Quantum Resistance: Post-quantum cryptography
  • Layer 2: Lightning-style payment channels
  • Governance: On-chain governance implementation
  • Interoperability: Additional cross-chain bridges

Technical Preview

// Post-quantum signature scheme pub struct QuantumResistantSignature { pub scheme: PQCScheme, pub public_key: Vec<u8>, pub signature: Vec<u8>, } pub enum PQCScheme { Dilithium, Falcon, SPHINCS, }

v4.0 “Evolution” - Planned 2025

Planned Features

  • Sharding: Horizontal scaling implementation
  • AI-Mining 2.0: Advanced AI task marketplace
  • Zero-Knowledge: zkSNARK integration
  • Consensus: Hybrid PoW/PoS mechanism

📊 Upgrade Statistics

Network Participation

UpgradeMiner ApprovalNode Upgrade RateActivation Time
v3.197.8%99.2% (72h)On schedule
v3.095.4%98.7% (96h)On schedule
v2.589.7%95.1% (120h)2h delay
v2.092.1%96.8% (96h)On schedule
v1.594.3%97.2% (48h)On schedule

Performance Improvements

// Performance metrics comparison const performanceHistory = { 'v1.0': { tps: 15, blockTime: 60, fees: 'static' }, 'v2.0': { tps: 45, blockTime: 45, fees: 'static' }, 'v2.5': { tps: 65, blockTime: 30, fees: 'dynamic' }, 'v3.0': { tps: 120, blockTime: 15, fees: 'optimized' }, 'v3.1': { tps: 200, blockTime: 15, fees: 'minimal' } };

🛠️ Developer Migration Tools

Version Compatibility Checker

# Install TOS version checker npm install -g @tos-network/version-checker # Check compatibility tos-version-check --contract ./MyContract.java --target-version 3.1 # Output: # ✅ Contract compatible with TOS v3.1 # ⚠️ Consider using new AI-Mining APIs # ✅ Gas optimizations available

Automated Migration Tool

// Automated contract migration import { MigrationTool } from '@tos-network/migration'; const migrator = new MigrationTool({ sourceVersion: '3.0', targetVersion: '3.1', contractPath: './contracts/' }); await migrator.analyzeContracts(); await migrator.generateMigrationPlan(); await migrator.executeMigration();

Testing Framework

// Multi-version testing import { VersionTester } from '@tos-network/testing'; describe('Contract Compatibility', () => { const tester = new VersionTester(); test('works on v3.0 and v3.1', async () => { const v30Result = await tester.testOnVersion('3.0', contract); const v31Result = await tester.testOnVersion('3.1', contract); expect(v30Result.success).toBe(true); expect(v31Result.success).toBe(true); expect(v31Result.gasUsed).toBeLessThan(v30Result.gasUsed); }); });

📅 Upgrade Process

For Node Operators

  1. Pre-Upgrade

    • Monitor upgrade announcements
    • Test upgrade on testnet
    • Backup blockchain data
    • Plan maintenance window
  2. During Upgrade

    • Stop node gracefully
    • Install new version
    • Restart with upgrade flag
    • Monitor synchronization
  3. Post-Upgrade

    • Verify network version
    • Test all functionality
    • Monitor performance metrics
    • Report any issues

For Developers

  1. Preparation

    • Review upgrade documentation
    • Test applications on testnet
    • Update dependencies
    • Plan deployment strategy
  2. Migration

    • Update SDK versions
    • Modify incompatible code
    • Test thoroughly
    • Deploy incrementally
  3. Validation

    • Monitor application metrics
    • Verify all features work
    • Optimize for new features
    • Document changes

🔔 Upgrade Notifications

Stay Informed

Notification Timeline

  • 90 days: Initial announcement
  • 60 days: Testnet activation
  • 30 days: Final specifications
  • 14 days: Mainnet preparation
  • 7 days: Final reminder
  • Day 0: Activation

“Don’t Trust, Verify it” - All network upgrades are cryptographically verifiable and can be independently audited by the community!

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