Exploring the Technical Architecture of TRON
Technical Architecture
The Google Protobuf (Protocol Buffers) framework was used to represent the TRON blockchain protocol – a way for serialising structured data meant to allow platforms and systems communicate with one other quickly and effectively. The TRON blockchain was designed to expedite communications and provide simple integration with a variety of advanced programming languages, similar to the Google Protobuf qualities it utilizes. TRON is divided into three layers: a core layer, a storage layer, and an application layer, each of which is optimised for a certain set of functions.
The core layer is responsible for a number of essential functions that constitute the backbone of the blockchain's underlying protocol. One of the most important responsibilities is to oversee TRON's unique consensus method for adding new blocks to the chain. The state-of-the-art Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS) consensus architecture inspired this system. This layer is also in charge of account administration and the system's smart contracts. The programming language Solidity (developed by the Ethereum network) was chosen as the TRON blockchain ecosystem's basic smart contract language. Solidity was chosen because of its interoperability with Ethereum and its ability to quickly and easily create and manage decentralized apps (dApps).
Within TRON's expanding blockchain architectural environment, the TRON storage layer has been enhanced to allow for increasingly complicated data storage demands. It is intended for use as a robust distributed data storage system with high levels of stability and security.
The application layer was created to make it easier for software programmers to interface with the TRON ecosystem. The TRON blockchain has its own built-in smart contract architecture, which means it has a lot of room for new applications to be created on top of it. The TRON blockchain now supports a significant number of wallets and decentralized applications (dApps). Decentralized crypto exchange JustSwap, the third most popular dApp in the TRON ecosystem, is one of the most well-known. Another significant project is Sun, a DeFi effort that allows users to stake the Tron cryptocurrency, or TRX, for mining in exchange for TRC-20 tokens.
TRON fosters simple and universal integration with most programming languages and design processes by using Google Protobuf standards. Furthermore, the Protobuf system increases the protocol's overall efficiency as well as its ability to design new applications.
TRON Virtual Machine (TVM)
The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) has evolved into the TRON Virtual Machine (TVM) (EVM). TVM was established with the goal of conserving resources while maintaining system stability. With its built-in energy mechanism, this optimised virtual framework allows developers to easily access the TRON blockchain network at a cheap cost, accounting for transactions that do not charge TRX while conducting activities. This systematic technique has various advantages: it helps to avoid platform assaults, decreases application development expenses, and lowers platform resource costs.
The TVM is intended to be user-friendly and to serve as a single point of concentration for the development and execution of smart contracts. Each transaction on the Ethereum blockchain costs a gas price, and each block may only spend a certain amount of gas. A new block on the chain is rejected if it exceeds this maximum threshold. An attacker, on the other hand, can easily prevent a block from being added if they include extra transactions in a freshly developing block. Every transaction in TRON's TVM, on the other hand, consumes energy and bandwidth points. Each account is tallied independently, rather than using a global or cumulative threshold.
As a consequence, each account is required to purchase energy and receives 5,000 bandwidth points each day. If an account reaches its limit, it must freeze its tokens for at least three days in order to produce more. An account might possibly be holding inadequate bandwidth points or energy. To compensate for the mismatch, the system will eat the Tron coin in their account. The TRON blockchain (unlike Ethereum) decreases the possibility of Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks by transferring transaction charges from a cumulative global model to an account-specific approach.
TRON 4.0 and zk-SNARKs Introduction
In July of 2020, TRON 4.0 was released. The TRONZ privacy protocol, backed by zk-SNARK technology, is introduced in this latest upgrade to the TRON blockchain system. zk-SNARKs is a cryptographic proof method that uses shielded transactions to allow decentralized transaction confirmation while keeping private and confidential data hidden. TRON 4.0 also includes TRC-20 tokens based on the TRON blockchain (akin to ERC-20 tokens on Ethereum) and TRONZ, a mechanism that enables three different types of shielded transactions at extremely cheap transaction fees. In comparison, the Ethereum platform often charges four to 600 times more than TRON for protected transactions.
TRON offers three ways for TRC-20 token holders to execute protected transactions. Participants can utilize a regular TRC-20 token and convert it to protected form using the first option, which is known as a "mint" transaction on the network. Second, users can use the "burn" option to convert the shielded version of a token to its normal form. Finally, the "transfer" function allows customers to shift money across accounts. This option conceals the buyer and seller's identity, as well as the money being transferred.
TRON blockchain transactions provide a number of advantages. Transaction data is kept on the blockchain using powerful encryption techniques, and third parties may verify transactions of any size. The broad shielded transaction features of TRON are a strong set of tools, but TRON is also committed to preserving a universally adoptable blockchain paradigm. As a result, no anonymous or shielded transactions will be possible using the TRX coin. The development of a new two-layer consensus mechanism, which exponentially boosts the power of the TRON blockchain, is a critical milestone for TRON 4.0. Block confirmation times are reduced from an average of 57 seconds to three seconds, making the TRON blockchain one of the quickest of the top 25 global cryptocurrency networks.
As its usefulness and user base grow, TRON continues to acquire the trust of investors and engineers in the blockchain sector. The purchase of DLive, a TRON-based streaming platform built by the famed BitTorrent group, is one of TRON's most recent achievements.