Patent ID: 11863624
Assignee: NCHAIN LICENSING AG
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. A specialized network node arranged for storing a new transaction in a distributed memory pool to facilitate distribution of blockchain transactions over a network of interconnected nodes used to implement a blockchain, a subset of which are specialized network nodes interconnected by an overlay network, the specialized network node comprising:
a processor;
memory storing an assigned portion of a distributed memory pool structured as a distributed hash table, the distributed memory pool containing pending transactions awaiting confirmation;
a network interface; and
a blockchain specialized network node application containing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
receive a transaction, including a transaction identifier;
hash the transaction identifier to obtain a key;
route the new transaction to the one or more specialized network nodes of the network that it is to be stored at; and
store the new transaction in the distributed memory pool at the one or more specialised network nodes.