DAG (Directed Acyclic Graph), is proposed again as a new underlying ledger structure. "Directed" refers to directional, "Acyclic" refers tonot cyclic，no return.
DAG model
It’s obvious that the Merkle tree belongs to a type of directed tree structure, where each vertex in the tree can only point to one previous vertex, and the entire data has an obvious flow direction.DAG structure allows each vertex to point to multiple previous vertices, and the entire data flow has an obvious direction.
Another data structure is directed graph, which is different from a DAG in that a directed graph allows data to flow back, and the data flow in the entire structure is not very clear. The differences among the three are shown in the figure.
Advantages of DAG structure
In DAG, there is no concept of block. Its constituent unit is a single transaction, which records the transaction of a single user. This eliminates the time needed to package blocks.The verification method depends on the verification of the previous transaction by the next transaction. In other words, to make a transaction, and the number of transactions to be verified depends on different rules.
This verification method enables DAG to write many transactions asynchronously and concurrently, and ultimately forms a topological tree structure, which can greatly improve scalability.
In the context of blockchain, it is difficult to significantly improve scalability while ensuring decentralization and security, making it difficult to commercialize. DAG is decentralized in theory.
If the network is powerful enough, the security can also be guaranteed, and more importantly, the scalability can be greatly improved.Distributed database with DAG technology can greatly improve transaction throughput and reduce transaction fees to a minimum.
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