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Enhancing Verkle Trees Through Adaptive Restructuring
by Restructure TechnologiesSeptember 11th, 2024
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This section explores how adaptive restructuring can optimize Verkle trees, a new data structure that combines Merkle trees and vector commitments. By dynamically adjusting tree configurations based on usage patterns and applying coding principles like Huffman coding, adaptive restructuring aims to improve storage efficiency and verification speed in blockchain systems.
Authors:
(1) Oleksandr Kuznetsov, Proxima Labs, 1501 Larkin Street, suite 300, San Francisco, USA and Department of Political Sciences, Communication and International Relations, University of Macerata, Via Crescimbeni, 30/32, 62100 Macerata, Italy ([email protected]);
(2) Dzianis Kanonik, Proxima Labs, 1501 Larkin Street, suite 300, San Francisco, USA;
(3) Alex Rusnak, Proxima Labs, 1501 Larkin Street, suite 300, San Francisco, USA ([email protected]);
(4) Anton Yezhov, Proxima Labs, 1501 Larkin Street, suite 300, San Francisco, USA;
(5) Oleksandr Domin, Proxima Labs, 1501 Larkin Street, suite 300, San Francisco, USA.
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1.1. The Blockchain Paradigm and the Challenge of Scalability
1.3. Our contribution and 1.4. Article structure
2. Conceptualizing the Problem
3. Our Idea for Optimizing Trees in Blockchain
4. Efficiency of adaptive Merkle trees
5. Algorithm for Merkle Tree Restructuring
6.2. Example 1.1: Binary Tree Restructuring Through Leaf Node Swapping
6.3. Example 2.1: Restructuring a Non-Binary Tree by Adding a Single Leaf
6.4. Example 2.2: Restructuring a Non-Binary Tree Through Leaf Pair Swapping
6.5. Example 2.3: Restructuring a Patricia-Merkle Tree Fragment Through Leaf Pair Swapping
7. Path Encoding in the Adaptive Merkle Tree
8.2. Technology and Advantages
9.2. Comparison with Existing Solutions
8. Enhancing Verkle Trees Through Adaptive Restructuring
The advent of Verkle trees represents a significant leap forward in the optimization of blockchain storage and verification processes. By combining the succinctness of vector commitments with the hierarchical structure of Merkle trees, Verkle trees offer a promising solution to scalability and efficiency challenges in blockchain systems. This section delves into the potential applications of our adaptive restructuring approach to Verkle trees, exploring how dynamic adjustments to tree configurations can further enhance their efficiency and applicability in blockchain technologies.
8.1. Application of Adaptive Trees in Verkle Tree Technology
Verkle trees, a novel data structure, merge the benefits of Merkle trees with vector commitments, providing a compact, efficient means of storing and verifying blockchain state. They stand poised to revolutionize data storage in blockchain by significantly reducing the size of proofs required for state verification. Our approach, centered on adaptive restructuring, introduces a method to dynamically adjust Verkle tree configurations based on usage patterns, thereby optimizing both storage efficiency and verification speed.
Adaptive restructuring in the context of Verkle trees involves the dynamic adjustment of tree branches and nodes based on the frequency and patterns of data access and updates. This method leverages statistical analysis to predict which parts of the tree are accessed more frequently, allowing for a more efficient organization of data. By applying Huffman or Shannon-Fano coding principles, we can ensure that the most accessed elements are closer to the root, thereby reducing the path length for common operations.
This paper is available on arxiv under CC by 4.0 Deed (Attribution 4.0 International) license.
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