🗃️IBOX Storage

About - Infinity BOX Storage

Infinity BOX has constructed a distributed storage network that provides cost-effective storage space, reliable data storage, and transparent on-chain information. The Infinity BOX is accessible to global public chains (such as Binance smart chain, and Ethereum), storage networks (such as IPFS, Aliyun, and Baidu Cloud), and personal storage devices (such as hard disks and cloud disks). DApps can be developed based on Infinity BOX.

Definition of Roles

Storer:

Provides disk capacity for data storage and gets rewarded in IBOX tokens. Storers are also subject to inspection from data owners or Watchers and provide proof of storage.

Watcher:

Observes the entire network state, checks the security state according to the security strategy and fixes existing or potential loopholes. Watchers must be constantly online. They are essential for the rapid convergence of the whole network and perfect for data indexing.

Miner:

Similar to miners in blockchain networks, miners need to run a client (terminal or GUI) to store block information and process and bundle transactions. The network’s stability, connectivity, and throughput rate highly rely on Miners.

The above three roles work together to fulfill storage requests on the Infinity BOX. See the Diagram below:

The Watcher observes the entire network and maintains the status of the Storers. When storage requests are sent to a Miner, the Miner checks the status of Storers via a Watcher and assigns the data storage tasks to Storers to store the data. At the same time, a new block containing the storage request transaction is generated by Miner.

Multi-chain (upcoming)

Infinity BOX is designed as a cross-chain storage network that defines the basic operations of data.

In Future versions of IBOX will enable smart contract requests and Storage & Validation requests to be made simultaneously. In the below diagram:

Infinity BOX’s ability to complete cross-chain uploads to multiple blockchains enables other chains to utilize Storage & Validation capability. It reduces the need for other chains to build their own Storage & Validation functions and also makes cross-chain data verification possible.