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Engineered to meet the performance demands of validators, protocols, and high-frequency on-chain activity.
Blockchains and other distributed systems depend on predictable, low-latency performance. While the public internet is a marvel, it was designed for reach and cost efficiency, not for high-performance applications, time-sensitive consensus, or sustained high throughput.
Traffic is routed according to carrier economics rather than performance, and shares bandwidth with unrelated flows like video streaming and advertising. The result is congestion and unpredictable latency that constrains protocol performance.
Low cost, reachability
Population density
High MLU
Optimize for peering agreements
Not considered
Not considered
Led by data flows
Stake
Low MLU
Lowest latency, most performant
Minimize
Output queue watermarks
Low cost, reachability
Led by data flows
Population density
Stake
High MLU
Low MLU
Optimize for peering agreements
Lowest latency, most performant
Not considered
Minimize
Not considered
Output queue watermarks
ZeroMesh is a network of dedicated high-performance links that provides physical infrastructure for distributed systems. Built from independently contributed links, managed by an onchain control plane, and optimized for performance, the ZeroMesh Network delivers deterministic, low-latency routing anywhere in the world.
Each capability targets an existing limitation of the public internet, delivering measurable gains in speed and efficiency.
To create the ZeroMesh network, operators contribute fiber capacity to ZeroMesh. Contributors register their endpoints and links, earning rewards tied to verified uptime, latency, and performance.
Extends high-performance connectivity to underserved regions.
Clients don't need to add support for a second network interface. It just works.
Shorter, more direct routes reduce latency.
Multiple independent paths protect against outages and congestion.
Fees go to operators who contribute measurable improvement in capacity.
Transparent, verifiable performance strengthens trust.
Extends high-performance connectivity to underserved regions.
Clients don't need to add support for a second network interface. It just works.
Shorter, more direct routes reduce latency.
Multiple independent paths protect against outages and congestion.
Fees go to operators who contribute measurable improvement in capacity.
Transparent, verifiable performance strengthens trust.
Extends high-performance connectivity to underserved regions.
Clients don't need to add support for a second network interface. It just works.
Shorter, more direct routes reduce latency.
Multiple independent paths protect against outages and congestion.
Fees go to operators who contribute measurable improvement in capacity.
Transparent, verifiable performance strengthens trust.
High Performance, Everywhere
ZeroMesh optimizes traffic through direct, location-aware paths rather than the public internet’s path vectors.
On the public internet, data travels across a chain of large carrier networks whose routes are chosen for reachability and cost – not for speed. This can mean unnecessary detours, higher latency, and congestion. ZeroMesh bypasses those networks entirely, using a decentralized network of independently contributed links where each path is selected for minimal delay latency aware routing.
Most blockchain networks still rely on unicast for state and block propagation, sending separate copies of the same data to each peer. This creates redundant traffic, drives up bandwidth use, and slows delivery.
ZeroMesh multicast sends a primary and redundant stream that is replicated once inside the network and delivered in parallel to all recipients. This reduces total link utilization, shortens propagation time, and improves scalability for high-throughput workloads like block and state distribution.
Reduces total data volume by avoiding packet duplication until closest to destination.
Parallel delivery ensures all recipients receive data at nearly the same time relative to their geographic neighbors.
As the number of validators or nodes grows, multicast avoids the linear bandwidth growth of unicast.
Faster, synchronized block propagation helps prevent forks and missed slots.
Highly scalable — one transmission for many
Optimal — no redundant data transmission
Low — single transmission path
Low — single transmission path
Complex — requires multicast-aware infrastructure
Efficient with MSDP and RP mesh
High — decentralized source and routing
Poor scalability — duplicate transmission needed
Bandwidth-intensive for N participants
Higher — parallel transmission paths
Higher — load concentrated at sender
Simple — standard on most networks
N/A (point-to-point model)
Depends on peer reliability
Highly scalable — one transmission for many
Poor scalability — duplicate transmission needed
Optimal — no redundant data transmission
Bandwidth-intensive for N participants
Low — single transmission path
Higher — parallel transmission paths
Low — single transmission path
Higher — load concentrated at sender
Complex — requires multicast-aware infrastructure
Simple — standard on most networks
Efficient with MSDP and RP mesh
N/A (point-to-point model)
High — decentralized source and routing
Depends on peer reliability
Minimal setup. Increased performance.
Validators and RPCs can join ZeroMesh with a simple install. No network reconfiguration is required. Traffic is automatically routed over ZeroMesh when available, with fallback to the public internet. Validators benefit from lower latency and enhanced block propagation.
Minimal friction. Maximum impact.
Operators can contribute spare or leased fiber to ZeroMesh's network by registering endpoints and links. Contributions meeting performance thresholds are automatically integrated into the network and rewarded based on verified uptime, latency, and throughput.
One Integration. Global Performance.
Protocols can integrate directly with ZeroMesh to unlock high-performance networking for their entire ecosystem. Consensus and data layers connect to ZeroMesh to enable faster block propagation, reduced latency, and resilient global reach.
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