Computational Input Data

Every computation definition operates within the framework of a specific joint computing environment and the data tied to those computations exists within that joint computing environment state context. To make use of data in computations, it must either be referenced via data objects (containers that encapsulate data from various sources) or passed directly as raw binary data during the commissioning phase.

Data can be supplied to computations from a wide range of sources, offering great flexibility in the network’s architecture, therefore the three main data provisioning are:

1. Public Data Provisioning: This method pulls data directly from an on-chain source, with an option to encrypt the data.

2. Private Data Provisioning: This involves direct provisioning of off-chain data by a node operating within the same cluster as the joint computing environment.

3. Secure Data Provisioning: In this case, data comes indirectly from off-chain sources via nodes, which relay the information.