Protocoldocs/protocol/parameters.md

Consensus parameters

This page groups the launch consensus constants. Values are integers unless stated otherwise.

Time and finality

Parameter Value
Target block interval 15 seconds
ASERT reference epoch 6 blocks
ASERT half-life 90 seconds
Median-time-past window 11 headers
Maximum future timestamp drift 120 seconds
Transaction epoch 144 blocks
Hard-finality depth 18 blocks
Maximum accepted reorganization 17 blocks
Recent complete-block retention 18 blocks
Undo retention 36 blocks

Block limits

Parameter Value
Fixed bodies including system records 256
User page positions 255
User page positions on payout block 254
Live user inputs 1,020
Live user outputs 510
Live user actions 1,530
Distinct State segments touched 256
Transaction-tree leaves 256

Transaction limits

Parameter Value
Physical page encoding 323 bytes
Inputs per page 8
Outputs per page 2
Pages per logical spend 1–128
Inputs per logical spend 1–1,020
Outputs per logical spend 0–256
Authorization wire cap 256 KiB
Logical intent wire cap 303,495 bytes

State

Parameter Value
Initial log_slots 24
Maximum log_slots 32
Slots per segment 2^16
Expansion occupancy 75%
Expansion finalized window 18 headers
Required high-occupancy headers 10 of 18

Proof classes

Class Dimension Effective page positions
B64 23 0–64
B255 24 65–255

The primary reward is excluded from effective page-position count. A live development payout counts as one position.

Monetary

Parameter Value
Atomic unit 1 μNOID
Units per NOID 1,000,000
Starting subsidy 50 NOID
Permanent subsidy floor 1 NOID
Base transaction fee 5,000 μNOID
Fee per live input 100 μNOID
Fee per live output 700 μNOID
Base growth fee per net-new slot 2,500 μNOID
Development allocation period 6,307,200 blocks
Development payout interval 5,760 blocks

Storage and network

Parameter Value
Header encoding 212 bytes
P2P TCP port 9400
Local RPC TCP port 9401
Direct-sync header request 512 headers
Header protocol batch cap 4,096 headers
Mempool transaction count 1,024
Mempool intent-byte budget 384 MiB
Peer-store entries 500
External template lifetime 30 seconds
ParanO(1)d technical documentationSource code defines consensus behavior.