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- Arbitrum the Ethereum scaling solution has released the Orbit Framework for developer’s use.
- The Orbit Framework contains different tools that enhance the easy design of new applications.
According to Offchain Labs, the Layer 2 (L2) “Arbitrum (ARB)” developer, a new Orbit framework has been released to make it easier for developers to build applications. The framework contains a tool for launching networks for development; Orbit DevNet chain. The Ethereum (ETH) scaling solution launched Orbit earlier this year under the title “Arbitrum Orbit” as a tool for building Layer 3 (L3) blockchains.
Based on a blog post, you can define Orbit chains as “deployable, configurable forks of Arbitrum’s L2 Nitro technology stack that is tightly coupled to Arbitrum’s L2 chains” or tailored chains, that is, chains tailored precisely to your exact use-case and business needs.
L3 networks are specialized networks that are often referred to as AppChains. They are usually secured by L2 networks and take on the security guarantee of an underlying ETH Layer 1 network. They can host a single distributed application. Therefore, with Arbitrum Orbit, developers can build blockchains that match their needs or business requirements while also leveraging ETH Layer 1 security and this is exactly how the Orbit chain was developed. It allows users to develop their AnyTrust and Rollup chains using any infrastructure of their choice.
Such developers’ customized needs could include determining the privacy of the blockchain, the scope of permissions, the mechanism of governance, and also the tokens to pay for gas. Unlike Arbitrum One, Arbitrum Goerli, and Arbitrum Nova L2 blockchains that are managed by Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO), Orbit Chain can easily be supervised by the developer without external interference.
Capabilities of The Arbitrum Orbit Chain Framework
Meanwhile, the Orbit framework can also be utilized for the creation of L3 networks to host EVM-compatible smart contracts as it is not limited to apps.
This can be achieved through the use of a self-managed infrastructure that separates computing and storage resources from Arbitrum’s public L2 chains. An example of the possibilities which the Orbit Chain can unlock is the launch of a decentralized Nitro-powered blockchain network that benefits from Nitro’s fraud proofs, advanced compression, EVM+ compatibility via Stylus, and continuous improvements.
Users can benefit from the reliable gas prices which Orbit Chains offers by default via its dedicated throughput and traffic isolation. This dedicated throughput is always necessary when Decentralized Applications (DApps) require high performance or consistent resource availability. Running your dApp on its own Orbit chain significantly increases resource availability, so you don’t need to compete for computation and storage resources.
Also, Orbit Chains are designed in such a way that the L3s can determine who has access to read their chain’s data as well as who can use smart contracts on their chain. In other words, Orbit Chain can be used to control permissions. Another alternative would be being completely permissionless like Ethereum or Arbitrum One.
