AELF (ELF)

What is AELF

Highlights from AELF

Self-evolving Main Chain and Side Chains

Customizable Consensus Protocols, ensuring new features and updates to be implemented in Grid

Highly efficient cross-chain communication

Using Merkel Tree to establish cross-chain indexing and communication system

Fast transaction processing

Parallel-processing + cloud service

Main Chain + N Side Chains

Fulfilling requirements of various commercial applications, reducing data redundancy

Optimized 'OS' architecture

Minimum viable system, Smart Contract Collection, unified account system

We envision aelf as a highly efficient and customizable OS that will become the "Linux system" for Blockchain. Take Linux as an example–Linux Kernel and various Linux versions constitute the large and successful Linux family. Linux Kernel resolves the most fundamental, critical and time-consuming parts, allowing other developers to make customized systems based on application scenarios and customer needs. This makes Linux the most popular server OS, and it supports all kinds of industries.

This same idea has been incorporated into the aelf design. First, we define and implement the aelf Kernel which includes fundamental functions of a Blockchain system, namely the minimum viable Blockchain system. Then, we develop a "shell" as the basic interactive interface for the Core. Users can either use the complete Blockchain OS, or rapidly develop a customized OS based on the Core by redefining the Core through interfaces.