Overview

Different overlay networks enhance Internet services in distinct ways. While each overlay has unique goals, many real-world solutions combine them all for the most robust results.

• Caching Overlay handles static assets reducing origin load.
• Routing Overlay optimizes dynamic or real-time data paths for speed and reliability.
• Security Overlay ensures robust DDoS protection, origin IP masking, and advanced threat detection.

When these overlays operate within a decentralized system, providers and end users no longer rely on a single centralized operator that can become a single point of failure.

Instead, the nodes coordinate via a blockchain based orchestration system that enables cryptographic verifiability, on-chain reputation and incentives — unlocking scalability, efficiency, and resilience that surpass traditional centralized solutions.