IEEE P3815

New IEEE Standard - Active - Draft.


This standard provides a Layer 2 framework for Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT), and specifies technical requirements for the Layer 2 framework for Blockchain and DLT. This standard applies to the specification, design, development, implementation, and testing of a Layer 2 framework for Blockchain and DLT, and provides a reference framework for relevant organizations and institutions.
There is an "impossible triangle" in blockchain technology, that is, scalability, decentralization, and security cannot be achieved at the same time. To help ensure the decentralization and security of the blockchain system, every transaction must be processed by every node in the network, which is doomed to fail to meet the performance requirements. Therefore, improving scalability is one of the problems that need to be solved in the development of blockchain. This expansion of Layer 2 does not affect the public chain itself. It improves the scalability through other ways, that is, off-chain improvement. The Layer 2 framework is used to process data in a way that reduces the burden of the chain. By transferring part of the data processing of the chain to Layer 2, the scalability of the entire blockchain network is enhanced.