This implementation will improve communication between nodes to optimize transactions.
Maxwell will add a new data structure that accelerates the arrival of blocks to all nodes.
The team behind the BNB Chain network (BSC) explained that its next great update, called Maxwell, will occur on June 30, when it is implemented in the Mainnet (main network). The statement, issued on June 26 in X, details that “all DAPPs, validators and infrastructure equipment must now be prepared for blocks of less than a second.”
Bifurcation (Hardfork) Maxwell introduces three significant updates, as Cryptonoticia explained at the end of last May. The first, driven by the proposal for evolution of Binance 524 (Bep-524), will reduce block processing time from 1.5 to 0.75 seconds.
At the time of this article, BNBSCAN block explorer confirms that the BNB Chain network processes blocks in 1.5 seconds.
Thus, the Maxwell update would advance one more step, potentially improving the user experience in decentralized applications (DAPPS) by offering Less latency and greater agilityespecially in the scope of decentralized finances (DEFI) and applications that operate in real time.
The second improvement, Bep-563, optimizes communication between validators, essential nodes that ensure network consensus. With faster blocks, these nodes They must agree on less time transactions.
Bep-563 incorporates a unique identifier (Nodeid) In the system contract, which aims to facilitate the identification and efficient exchange of messages on the network peer-to-peer (P2P, person by person).
This would minimize errors such as Lost votes or delayed proposalsa crucial factor to maintain stability with an estimated block time of 0.75 seconds.
For its part, Bep-564 refines the logic logic of blocks. In a chain, nodes synchronize data to validate transactions. This proposal, says the BNB Chain team, introduces a more efficient messages structure, accelerating block spread even under network pressure.
This would reduce latency, improving synchronization and ensuring that the data quickly gets to all participants.
Other improvements that Maxwell will bring to the BNB Chain
Additionally, Maxwell incorporates other technical improvements according to the repository of github. Among them, the Optimization in memory management for validatorsadjusting the BSC customer to handle blocks of 0.75 seconds with less risk of failures. It will also cut the gas limit from 70 million to 35 million per block in the test network (Tesnet) to maintain a balanced processing level.
On the other hand, with Maxwell, the parameter will be increased Epoch 500 to 1,000 blocks. In the BNB Chain, a Epoch It represents a cycle in which the set of active validators is reorganized, and its extension is designed To maintain consensus stability.
In turn, the parameter Turnlength (“Duration of the turn”, which defines how many consecutive blocks each validator proposes before giving the next turn) doubled from 8 to 16 blocks. These adjustments seek to keep an approximate duration of 12 seconds per turn of validator, Despite the reduction of block time to 0.75 seconds.
Finally, another novelty is the indirect adjustments that affect the system of penalty for validators. With more demanding validation mechanisms and shorter times, nodes must act more accurately to avoid sanctions. Although the system of Slashing It does not change structurally, these parameters reinforce the safety of consensus by raising the participation standard.
