Modelling components

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Components Description

The architecture of our Interoperability Module (IM) is composed of several key components, each playing a crucial role in ensuring seamless communication between internal systems and external entities. The focus is on achieving high levels of interoperability and integration throughout the system. Here's an overview of the general architecture and the main components:

General Architecture Overview

The IM's architecture is designed to facilitate communication and data exchange across diverse blockchain networks and applications. It emphasizes both interoperability, allowing different blockchain technologies to work together, and integration, ensuring that disparate systems can seamlessly connect and exchange information.

Component 1: Blockchain Network

• Type: External Component
• Description: This component represents the various blockchain networks with which the IM interacts. It can encompass a wide range of blockchain types, from public and permissionless to private and permissioned blockchains. The blockchain network serves as the foundational layer, enabling decentralized data storage, verification, and transactions.

Component 2: Blockchain Node

• Type: External/Internal Component
• Description: Blockchain nodes are the operational entities within the blockchain network. They can be external, connecting to other blockchain networks, or internal, forming part of the IM's own blockchain infrastructure. Nodes are responsible for processing transactions, maintaining the ledger, and ensuring the integrity and security of the blockchain.

Component 3: Ledger Connectors

• Type: Internal Component
• Description: Ledger connectors act as the bridge between the IM and the various blockchain networks. They are tasked with translating and forwarding requests and data between the IM's internal systems and the external blockchain nodes. These connectors enable the IM to interact with different ledgers, regardless of the underlying blockchain technology.

Component 4: Integration Components

• Type: Internal Component
• Description: This set of components is responsible for implementing protocols and logic required for cross-chain interactions. They handle the complexities of integrating diverse systems and blockchains, allowing for seamless data flow and interoperability between different networks.

Component 5: Storage Components

• Type: Internal Component
• Description: Storage components manage both local and cross-chain state information within the IM. They ensure that data is securely stored, easily retrievable, and consistently synchronized across different blockchain networks, supporting the overall integrity and efficiency of the system.

Component 6: Interoperability APIs (IM API)

• Type: Internal Component
• Description: The Interoperability APIs are the interfaces through which external applications and services interact with the IM. These APIs expose functionalities for querying blockchain data, initiating cross-chain transactions, and more, making it easier for external systems to leverage the IM's interoperability features.

This structured approach to describing the components of the Interoperability Module highlights the system's architecture and the integral role each component plays in achieving interoperability and integration across blockchain networks and applications.