SLV Implements Speed Comparison Benchmark Tool for Solana RPC / Geyser gRPC / Shredstream — Visualizing Bottlenecks in Globally Distributed Environments with Regional Filtering

ELSOUL LABO B.V. (Headquarters: Amsterdam, Netherlands; CEO: Fumitake Kawasaki) and Validators DAO have implemented a benchmark tool in the open-source Solana development tool, SLV, capable of comparing the speeds of Solana RPC, Solana Geyser gRPC, and Solana Shredstream.

The most prominent feature of this tool is its regional filtering. While conventional measurement tools compare overall results collectively, SLV's benchmark tool outputs a comparison narrowed down specifically to results originating from validator leaders in a particular region, in addition to the results from all regions (global). It can be launched with a single command and can be executed either interactively or by specifying options.

For developers and traders pursuing ultra-low latency, the ability to more accurately grasp the actual performance in the region where their own servers are located significantly changes the precision of environment selection and architecture design.

SLV Official Site: https://slv.dev/en Speed Comparison Documentation: https://slv.dev/en/doc/geyser-grpc/speed-comparison/

Why is Regional Measurement Necessary? — Structural Challenges of Globally Distributed Blockchains Block generation on Solana operates on a system where the validator leader moves around the world in short cycles. In one slot, a validator in Frankfurt becomes the leader; in the next slot, Tokyo; and then New York — the geographical location of the leader is constantly shifting.

Conventional measurement tools aggregate data from all slots collectively. While this is a correct approach for a general-purpose evaluation, it has structural limitations when pursuing ultra-low latency.

When receiving data generated by a validator leader in Tokyo using a server located in Frankfurt, the physical distance unavoidably limits the communication speed.