ed peers on the channel, where this number is a configurable
constant. Peers can also exercise a pull mechanism rather than waiting for
delivery of a message. This cycle repeats, with the result of channel
membership, ledger and state information continually being kept current and in
sync. For dissemination of new blocks, the <strong>leader</strong> peer on the channel pulls
the data from the ordering service and initiates gossip dissemination to peers
in its own organization.</p>
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