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# Electra -- Networking
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This document contains the consensus-layer networking specification for Electra.
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The specification of these changes continues in the same format as the network specifications of previous upgrades, and assumes them as pre-requisite.
## Table of contents
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- [Modifications in Electra ](#modifications-in-electra )
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- [The gossip domain: gossipsub ](#the-gossip-domain-gossipsub )
- [Topics and messages ](#topics-and-messages )
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- [Global topics ](#global-topics )
- [`beacon_aggregate_and_proof` ](#beacon_aggregate_and_proof )
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- [Attestation subnets ](#attestation-subnets )
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- [`beacon_attestation_{subnet_id}` ](#beacon_attestation_subnet_id )
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## Modifications in Electra
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### The gossip domain: gossipsub
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Some gossip meshes are upgraded in the fork of Electra to support upgraded types.
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#### Topics and messages
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Topics follow the same specification as in prior upgrades.
The `beacon_block` topic is modified to also support Electra blocks.
The `beacon_aggregate_and_proof` and `beacon_attestation_{subnet_id}` topics are modified to support the gossip of the new attestation type.
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The `attester_slashing` topic is modified to support the gossip of the new `AttesterSlashing` type.
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The specification around the creation, validation, and dissemination of messages has not changed from the Capella document unless explicitly noted here.
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The derivation of the `message-id` remains stable.
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#### Global topics
##### `beacon_aggregate_and_proof`
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The following convenience variables are re-defined
- `index = get_committee_indices(aggregate.committee_bits)[0]`
The following validations are added:
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* [REJECT] `len(committee_indices) == 1` , where `committee_indices = get_committee_indices(aggregate)` .
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* [REJECT] `aggregate.data.index == 0`
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#### Attestation subnets
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##### `beacon_attestation_{subnet_id}`
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The following convenience variables are re-defined
- `index = get_committee_indices(attestation.committee_bits)[0]`
The following validations are added:
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* [REJECT] `len(committee_indices) == 1` , where `committee_indices = get_committee_indices(attestation)` .
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* [REJECT] `attestation.data.index == 0`