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Review architecture page #483

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@timothymcmackin timothymcmackin commented Nov 29, 2024

This is a big can of worms but it might be helpful if we included layer 2 in the overview of Tezos architecture.

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Tezos also has other networks used for testing, referred to as testnets.
Anyone can create new test networks if needed.
For example, before new versions of the Tezos protocol are enabled, users create networks that use that protocol so they can test it.

## The blockchain data
Other systems run on top of Tezos layer 1; these systems are referred to as _layer 2_.
These systems, including [Smart Rollups](/architecture/smart-rollups) and the [Data Availability Layer](/architecture/data-availability-layer), allow Tezos applications to scale, running transactions and using data at a much higher rate than layer 1.
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It's a bit misleading to say the DAL is on L2, maybe better like this:

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These systems, including [Smart Rollups](/architecture/smart-rollups) and the [Data Availability Layer](/architecture/data-availability-layer), allow Tezos applications to scale, running transactions and using data at a much higher rate than layer 1.
These systems, based on [Smart Rollups](/architecture/smart-rollups) complemented by the [Data Availability Layer](/architecture/data-availability-layer), allow Tezos applications to scale, running transactions and using data at a much higher rate than layer 1.

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LGTM beyond one comment

Note however that I cannot validate the figure by lack of expertise.

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@timothymcmackin timothymcmackin merged commit 333a4f2 into main Dec 19, 2024
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