A note on latency

Latency between Vero and its connected beacon nodes can affect validator performance, though measures are in place that tolerate moderate network delays.

Vero does not need to wait for responses from all connected beacon nodes. If the fastest responses form a majority and agree, Vero proceeds without waiting for the slower ones. This design keeps performance stable even if some nodes are slower or become unresponsive.

Recommendation

While lower latency is always better, based on our experience, Vero operates reliably as long as the round-trip time (RTT) between Vero and each connected beacon node remains roughly under 200 ms. This number may be lower for networks with shorter slot times, like Gnosis Chain.

We've tested setups spanning a single continent without issue, but cross-continent configurations have not been tested.