Ixian S2 is the decentralized, trustless data transmission and streaming layer of the Ixian Platform. It enables real-time communication, presence-based discovery, and streaming services on top of Ixian DLT.

S2 is designed for the next generation of decentralized applications, from secure messaging to IoT networks, with built-in support for scalable presence and fair monetization models.

Ixian S2 is built to replace centralized communication servers with a decentralized overlay network that scales.

• 🕸️ Presence-based Communication - Users and devices are discovered via cryptographic addresses, not IP or DNS. Presence packets (signed and time-limited) ensure authenticity and freshness without SSL/TLS or certificate authorities.

• 🕊️ Starling Presence Scaling Model - A sector-based scaling architecture where S2 nodes are grouped into relay sectors. This enables efficient lookups, low overhead, and scalability to trillions of devices.

• 💰 Incentives for Node Operators - S2 nodes are economically incentivized. Operators earn relay rewards for transactions they forward into the DLT network, via a dual fee model (DLT network fee + S2 relay fee). This ensures fair distribution, aligned incentives, and long-term sustainability.

• 🔒 Secure & Trustless - Every connection is authenticated cryptographically. Identities, presence, and discovery are self-authenticated, making external trust systems unnecessary.

• ⚡ Low Latency, High Throughput - Optimized for real-time streaming, messaging, and dApps, even under global load.

• ♻️ Resilient by Design - Decentralized, fault-tolerant architecture with no downtime or single points of failure.

Unlike traditional networks where discovery relies on DNS/IP, SSL certificates and central directories, Ixian uses cryptographic addresses and presence packets. This eliminates the need for external trust systems.

Lifecycle of a client lookup:

1. Initiation - User A wants to connect to User B, knowing only B's Ixian cryptographic address.

2. Sector Resolution - User A sends a Get Sector request to its connected S2 node. The S2 node queries the Ixian DLT to determine which sector User B belongs to (DLT tracks all active S2 base presences).

3. Presence Request - User A queries one of the S2 nodes in User B's sector for User B's presence packet.

4. Presence Packet - If User B is online, the S2 node returns B's signed presence packet, which contains:

   • Timestamp (to prevent replay and confirm freshness),
   • Contact details (IP/transport endpoint, with support for non-IP in the future),
   • Signature from User B's private key proving authenticity.

5. Communication Setup - User A now knows how to communicate with User B:

   • Directly (if reachable and if User B chooses to reveal their direct communication channel publicly),
   • Or indirectly (via relay/TURN functionality provided by S2 nodes if behind NAT/firewall).

6. Keep-alive cycle - User B must refresh its presence every few minutes with a new timestamp + signature, or the presence expires automatically.

• 🔑 No centralized SSL/TLS infrastructure required - trust comes from cryptographic signatures, not certificate authorities.
• 🕸️ Lookup by cryptographic address - eliminates DNS and central directories.
• ⚡ Scalable by design - the Starling model and sectorized presence make discovery efficient, even at trillion-device scale.
• 🔒 Always authentic, always fresh - signatures + expiry guarantee that presence data can't be spoofed or reused.
• ♻️ Future-ready - supports both Internet-based IP and non-IP addressing models.

Ixian S2 turns discovery and communication into a cryptographically verifiable, decentralized service - future-proof by design.

👉 Full build guides, API references, and integration docs are available at: https://docs.ixian.io

• Ixian-Core - SDK and shared functionality
• Ixian-DLT - Blockchain ledger and consensus layer
• Ixian-S2 - Decentralized streaming & messaging (this repository)
• Spixi - Secure messenger and wallet app
• QuIXI - Quick integration toolkit for Ixian Platform

• master - Stable, production-ready releases
• development - Active development, may contain unfinished features

For reproducible builds, always use the latest release tag on master.

We welcome contributions from developers, integrators, and builders.

1. Fork this repository
2. Create a feature branch ('feature/my-change')
3. Commit with clear messages
4. Open a Pull Request for review

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