Solana has recovered from over six weeks of network overload. The problem that caused delays in processing transactions, resulting in a longer block time of more than 2 seconds, has been fixed.
Reaching normal block production again is a significant achievement for Solana, given its past challenges. Transactions now confirm in under two seconds, an impressive improvement. This progress is due to the dedicated efforts of the Solana developers, who have worked tirelessly on technical adjustments, refinements, and enhancements.
Boost in Solana Block Time: Solving Congestion Woes
The Solana team has explored various methods to address network congestion problems. Recently, Austin Federa, the Strategist for Solana Foundation, announced that several developers have stepped forward to help tackle the persistent issue causing network congestion.
About three weeks ago, Anza, who creates one type of validator client for Solana’s Agave network, shared news of a fix they developed to help ease the network’s traffic issues.
Anza’s proposed solution involved a new version v1.18.11 on devnet of which Solana testnet validators were encouraged to install and analyze to check its effectiveness. Unfortunately, that did not seem to solve the congestion problem. Then came another upgrade to version 1.17.31, which facilitates transactions from staked validators through a new feature called Stake Weighted Quality of Service (SWQOS).
Based on Tim Garcia’s statements, as the Validator Relations Lead at the Solana Foundation, SWQOS intends to give priority to specific data transmissions or connections to boost network dependability and speed. However, the persistent occurrence of network congestion showed that these methods did not fully resolve Solana’s problem.
Some of the suggested answers didn’t effectively address the issues. Therefore, it’s uncertain how much longer the present solution will remain effective.
Despite the setback on Solana’s network, it’s crucial that we work to restore its reputation as a high-capacity blockchain capable of processing thousands of transactions per second (TPS). The recent issue negatively affected both scalability and user experience, making this a pivotal moment for the blockchain. With a transaction speed of around 2700 TPS, Solana is poised to become an increasingly popular choice for new projects.
Solana Congestion Forced Many Projects to Halt Launching
In recent months, numerous individuals within the Solana community have grown disengaged due to the network’s recurring issues with congestion. As a result, approximately 75% of non-vote transactions on the blockchain experienced failure during this period. The developers believed that these transaction failures were likely caused by an unprecedented increase in transaction volume stemming from a popular memecoin trend.
Several users expressed their disappointment with the X app’s worsening performance and voiced their concerns. Ultimately, the Solana team had to postpone the rollout of multiple projects in order to provide a permanent fix for the network overload.
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2024-04-24 12:18