ICN Glossary

Welcome to the ICN glossary. Here you will find definitions and explanations for key terms used across our platform.

Daemon

Software running on servers to provide essential metrics to SLA oracle nodes.

Data Availability Network

A decentralized, permissionless storage network where oracle nodes store off-chain data.

Hardware Provider

An entity or individual that supplies physical servers to the ICN.

ICN Backend Services

The foundational services required to provision virtual appliances within the ICN ecosystem.

ICN Dashboards

Public dashboards displaying key metrics and data from the ICN network.

ICN Operator

An organization responsible for managing and maintaining the virtual machines to service providers.

ICNP Smart Contracts

Smart contracts for key operational functions like rewards, penalties, and collateral management.

Management Console

A graphical interface for SPs, HPs, and SLA oracle node operators to interact with ICN services.

ICN Link

A non-fungible token (ERC-721 standard) that grants HyperNode access to the ICN network.

Region

A geographic area encompassing multiple zones where Hardware Providers install servers.

Scheduler

A service that schedules challenges for SLA oracle nodes to audit.

Service Provider

An entity that access virtual machines from ICN to run cloud services such as object storage or GPU computing.

SLA HyperNode

A node that audits and measures the performance of Hardware Nodes and virtual machines.

Zone

A group of virtual machines of the same type, often based on geographic proximity or performance characteristics.