Solana rolls out crucial update to tackle network slowdowns, enhancing validator performance
Solana Labs has launched version 1.17.31, a software update specifically developed to resolve congestion problems resulting from spam transactions. The update implements a stake-weighted quality of service (SWQOS) mechanism that gives priority to transactions from validators who have staked their tokens. It allocates 80% of network connections to these validators. Anza strongly encouraged MainnetBeta validators to execute the update whenever their overdue stake falls below 5% and to closely monitor their nodes following the upgrade. Solana Status has officially supported the upgrade for all MainnetBeta validators. Nevertheless, in order to fully reap the advantages of SWQOS, it is crucial for