Xahau Network is a news side chain for the XRP Ledger, which is used as a platform to deploy smart contracts and decentralized applications that were previously non-existent in the XRP Ledger Ecosystem.
This network is technically not a blockchain as it implements the same infrastructure as the XRP Ledger but with different functionalities.
The primary difference is that the XRP Ledger is used to process transactions only while the Xahau Network can process transactions while being a host to DApps or Decentralized Applications.
But, there is a similarity between the two in their consensus mechanism, where both of them implemented the Federated Byzantine Agreement mechanism, which we will be talking about in this article.
What is The Federated Byzantine Agreement
The Federated Byzantine Agreement, is inspired by the Byzantine Fault Tolerance mechanism, which was created to increase the scalability aspect of a network even in faulty conditions.
The Byzantine Fault Tolerance itself is a mechanism that is implemented to help keep the longevity of a network, especially a blockchain.
By implementing the Byzantine Fault Tolerance mechanism, a blockchain is less prone to outages, as the mechanism keeps the nodes running even when some are faulty.
For example, when 10% of the blockchain nodes are currently faulty, by implementing the Byzantine Fault Tolerance, the other 90% can take care of the work, so that the blockchain does not have to be turned off while waiting for the 10% node to go back up again before operating normally.
The Federated Byzantine Agreement is a mechanism that implements the Byzantine Fault Tolerance but in a consensus mechanism.
By implementing the Federated Byzantine Agreement, the network selects random validators or nodes to validate the transactions on the network which is why it is fair for validators as most will have a chance to validate transactions resulting in fair rewards for all.
The byzantine part comes into play when the selected validator or node is faulty, because with the mechanism, the network will automatically select other validators to substitute the faulty validators, giving no time for the blockchain to have an outage, which makes the network stable in the long run.
The Xahau Network Infrastructure
With Xahau Network, as the network itself is basically a ledger and not a blockchain, it implements a mechanism that is not linear.
This means that when one blockchain is created, another one can be processed at the same time without having to wait for the previous block to be finished.
Its architecture allows for multiple blocks to be created at the same time without worrying about a double spending occurring in the network, which is when a transaction is counted double in more than one block.
This means that the network needs high scale validators, which is why the implementation of the Federated Byzantine Agreement is important.
By implementing the mechanism, Xahau Network is able to achieve the same transaction speed as the XRP Ledger, even though it does more work in the sense that it does not only process smart contracts for transactions, rather it also processes smart contacts for DApps deployment.
Looking at the XRP Ledger, this means that the transaction speed of Xahau Network can reach up to 2,000 transactions per second, which is arguably good in comparison to most newer generation blockchains.
But, keep in mind that the fees are more expensive on the Xahau Network compared to the XRP Ledger. So, if you are looking at the two for transaction purposes only, it is better to go with the XRP Ledger. But, if you are looking to use it for DApp creation purposes, then the Xahau Network is for you.
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