hose that are
on the networks to transact (consortium organizations).</p>
<p>The policies in the ordering system channel configuration blocks govern the
consensus used by the ordering service and define how new blocks are created.
The system channel also governs which members of the consortium are allowed to
create new channels.</p>
<p>### Application channel configuration</p>
<p>Application _channels_ are used to provide a private communication mechanism
between organizations in the consortium.</p>
<p>The 