Solana Validator Technology¶
The internal architecture and components that make Solana fast.
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
| SVM | Solana Virtual Machine |
| Sealevel | Parallel transaction processing engine |
| Tower BFT | PoH-optimized consensus |
| Gulf Stream | Mempool-less transaction forwarding |
| Turbine | Block propagation protocol |
| Cloudbreak | Horizontally-scaled accounts database |
| Pipelining | Transaction processing optimization |
| Gossip Protocol | Cluster communication |
Validator Clients¶
| Client | Description |
|---|---|
| Agave | Primary validator client (formerly Solana Labs) |
| Firedancer | Jump Crypto's high-performance validator |
| Jito | MEV-aware validator client |
| Sig | Syndica's Zig-based validator |
| Frankendancer | Hybrid Agave/Firedancer client |
| Anza | Core Solana development team |