Glossary¶
Terms¶
Arma¶
Horizontally scalable BFT ordering service with microservice architecture.
BAF (Batch Attestation Fragment)¶
Arma-internal structure containing batch digest and attestation.
Batcher¶
Arma microservice that bundles transactions into batches.
Committer¶
Post-ordering service that validates and commits transactions.
Consenter¶
Arma microservice that runs SmartBFT consensus.
Coordinator¶
Committer service that orchestrates parallel validation.
Endorser¶
Service that signs transactions using FSC.
FSC (Fabric Smart Client)¶
Endorsement framework replacing chaincodes in Fabric-X.
Namespace¶
Logical isolation unit within a single channel.
Query Service¶
Read-only service for state queries (not part of validation pipeline).
Router¶
Arma microservice that accepts and dispatches transactions.
Shard¶
Independent processing unit in Arma.
Sidecar¶
Committer service that fetches blocks from ordering service.
SmartBFT¶
Byzantine Fault Tolerant consensus protocol.
Threshold Signature¶
Combined signature from multiple parties.
Validator-Committer (VC)¶
Service that performs MVCC validation and database commits.
View¶
FSC interactive protocol defining transaction logic.