Partitioning of a blockchain ledger
An example operation may include one or more of identifying partitions associated with a blockchain, identifying a new transaction to be committed to the blockchain, determining a partition code assigned to the new transaction, and committing the new transaction to one of the partitions associated with the partition code.
1. A method, comprising:
identifying a plurality of partitions associated with a blockchain;
identifying a new transaction to be committed to the blockchain;
determining a partition code assigned to the new transaction; and
committing the new transaction to one of the plurality of partitions associated with the partition code;
wherein the partition code is extracted from the new transaction via a partition switcher module;
wherein the new transaction is forwarded to an assigned partition for commitment in the blockchain.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the partition code assigned to the new transaction is identified based on a partition code script which defines a partition definition used to create the plurality of partitions.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
receiving the partition definition; and
storing the partition definition in the blockchain.
4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
creating the plurality of partitions based on the partition definition.
5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
broadcasting the plurality of partitions to a plurality of peer nodes.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
receiving the new transaction at one or more of the plurality of peer nodes.
7. An apparatus, comprising:
a hardware processor configured to:
identify a plurality of partitions associated with a blockchain;
identify a new transaction to be committed to the blockchain;
determine a partition code assigned to the new transaction; and
a transmitter configured to transmit the new transaction to one of the plurality of partitions associated with the partition code;
wherein the partition code is extracted from the new transaction via a partition switcher module;
wherein the new transaction is forwarded to an assigned partition for commitment in the blockchain.
8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the partition code assigned to the new transaction is identified based on a partition code script which defines a partition definition used to create the plurality of partitions.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 , further comprising:
a receiver configured to receive the partition definition; and
a memory configured to store the partition definition in the blockchain.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
create the plurality of partitions based on the partition definition.
11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the transmitter is further configured to:
broadcast the plurality of partitions to a plurality of peer nodes.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the receiver is further configured to:
receive the new transaction at one or more of the plurality of peer nodes.
13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform:
identifying a plurality of partitions associated with a blockchain;
identifying a new transaction to be committed to the blockchain;
determining a partition code assigned to the new transaction; and
committing the new transaction to one of the plurality of partitions associated with the partition code;
wherein the partition code is extracted from the new transaction via a partition switcher module;
wherein the new transaction is forwarded to an assigned partition for commitment in the blockchain.
14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the partition code assigned to the new transaction is identified based on a partition code script which defines a partition definition used to create the plurality of partitions.
15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:
receiving the partition definition; and
storing the partition definition in the blockchain.
16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:
creating the plurality of partitions based on the partition definition.
17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:
broadcasting the plurality of partitions to a plurality of peer nodes.
18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:
receiving the new transaction at one or more of the plurality of peer nodes.