Overview

This document describes the order of events planned for the performance demo at RCon3.

Cast

Techical considerations

Use a Zoom session to toggle between screen shares (slides, terminals, and dashboard).

Script

Act I - Prelude

Duration - 5 minutes

The main ballroom of the Berlin Conference center.

Main screen to support display of slides, terminal windows, and the genesis block validation dashboard.

MC at the podium.

Test net launchers at tables at the front of the room facing the audience.

Core team developers, REV issuance SME, and dashboard operator at a table at the front.

MC: Goals - Describe the performance test. 

• Welcome
• High-level overview of the activities of the session (slide) 
• Intro of the cast (round robin)
• Describe the test net network  - we have N validators in the network, etc...

Act II - Teach

Duration - 15 minutes

Same setting

Medha Parlikar Goals - Set expectations around performance metrics.  Describe what a COMM event is, what is the difference between a transaction and a COMM event.  Talk about 

REV issuance SME: Goal show how the launch protocol also supports REV issuance (slides). Show the scrape of RHOC wallets and balances from ETH. Show a total of what today's genesis block will include (X # of accounts, and total value of RHOC)

Act III - Launch initiation

Duration - 5 minutes

Same setting

MC: Goal - start the launch protocol

• Watch the start up bootstrap node (terminal)
• Watch the genesis of the block on the bootstrap node (terminal)
• Watch the start up of a validator node (terminal)
• Watch the receipt of the block from the bootstrap node (terminal)
• Show dashboard for timer and count of validating signatures

Act IV - Interlude

Duration - 15 minutes

Same setting

REV issuance SME: Goal teach REV issuance (focus on what RHOC holders should do and should expect)

Act V - Conclusion

Duration - 15 minutes

Same setting

MC: Goal - confirm the launch of test net, here's how to join, solicit feedback on changes for main net launch