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| author | Wang, Ziwei Wu, Cong Tasca, Paolo |
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| contents | Sharding has emerged as a critical solution to address the scalability challenges faced by blockchain networks, enabling them to achieve higher transaction throughput, reduced latency, and optimized resource usage. This paper investigates the advancements, methodologies, and adoption potential of sharding in the context of Hedera, a distributed ledger technology known for its unique Gossip about Gossip protocol and asynchronous Byzantine Fault Tolerance (ABFT). We explore various academic and industrial sharding techniques, emphasizing their benefits and trade-offs. Building on these insights, we propose a hybrid sharding solution for Hedera that partitions the network into local and global committees, facilitating efficient cross-shard transactions and ensuring robust security through dynamic reconfiguration. Our analysis highlights significant reductions in storage and communication overhead, improved scalability, and enhanced fault tolerance, demonstrating the feasibility and advantages of integrating sharding into Hedera's architecture. |
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| spellingShingle | Investigating Sharding Advancements, Methodologies, and Adoption Potential in Hedera Wang, Ziwei Wu, Cong Tasca, Paolo Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing Sharding has emerged as a critical solution to address the scalability challenges faced by blockchain networks, enabling them to achieve higher transaction throughput, reduced latency, and optimized resource usage. This paper investigates the advancements, methodologies, and adoption potential of sharding in the context of Hedera, a distributed ledger technology known for its unique Gossip about Gossip protocol and asynchronous Byzantine Fault Tolerance (ABFT). We explore various academic and industrial sharding techniques, emphasizing their benefits and trade-offs. Building on these insights, we propose a hybrid sharding solution for Hedera that partitions the network into local and global committees, facilitating efficient cross-shard transactions and ensuring robust security through dynamic reconfiguration. Our analysis highlights significant reductions in storage and communication overhead, improved scalability, and enhanced fault tolerance, demonstrating the feasibility and advantages of integrating sharding into Hedera's architecture. |
| title | Investigating Sharding Advancements, Methodologies, and Adoption Potential in Hedera |
| topic | Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.19478 |