Validator

Functionality:

• Request Validation: Ensures the legitimacy and integrity of incoming requests.

• Reputation Management: Evaluates and assigns reputation scores to nodes based on their reliability and performance.

• Security Enforcement: Implements security protocols to safeguard the network.

Workflow:

1. Validate Requests: Checks the authenticity and compliance of incoming bandwidth requests.

2. Assess Reputation: Evaluates node reliability and assigns or updates reputation scores.

3. Authorize Requests: Approves valid requests and forwards them to routers for bandwidth allocation.

Diagram:

Validator
 ├─> Validate Request Integrity
 ├─> Assess Node Reputation
 └─> Authorize Valid Requests