ConceptsOperation
Demotion
Learn about demotion in VSL.
Demotion is a mechanism designed to maintain network stability.
Currently, the demotion mechanism is still in its design stage. An REP is required to approve the final design before implementation.
Each Node has a Demotion counter which records the number of times it has behaved unexpectedly. This includes but is not limited to:
- Failed to maintain a healthy online state.
- Failed to process a request.
- Processed a request with an incorrect response.
Each increase in the counter drastically reduces the Node’s Reliability Score.
When the Demotion counter reaches the threshold imposed by the Network, the Node is slashed.
Currently, the threshold is designed to be 4.