We are on a mission to measure the performance of Web3.0 network protocols, benchmark protocols against target performance milestones and propose improvements to their core design principles.
No blockchain network should ever lose monetary value due to a network-layer protocol failure or attack. Scalability challenges should never be due to network-layer protocol weaknesses.
The ProbeLab team initially formed within Protocol Labs, in 2021, to focus on measuring IPFS, libp2p and Filecoin. Over time, it became clear that ProbeLab's services would be of value to dozens other teams and networks outside of the Protocol Labs Network. As such, the team is operating independently as of January 2024 and has been working with top teams in the Web3.0 space.
We have always been driven by:
Having been part of the core maintainers team of IPFS and libp2p, the ProbeLab team has gained first-hand experience in maintaining, improving and measuring this suite of protocols.
Some of our most impactful past studies include:
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You can find more of our past studies in our Github repository and the metrics and networks we're monitoring currently at probelab.io.
As of January 2024, the ProbeLab team became independent of Protocol Labs. The ProbeLab team is currently part of a wider collective, the Interplanetary Shipyard, that includes the core maintainer teams of IPFS and libp2p, as these became independent of Protocol Labs.
The ProbeLab team is offering its services and has set up collaborations with several blockchain networks. Customers include primarily those who understand the critical role of the P2P layer in blockchain networks and care about its correct functioning.
