# Architecture

The Privateland protocol consists of three layers: 

**1) Consensus layer:**

Track ownership of land and its contents.

**2) Soil content layer:**

Download assets using a decentralized distribution system. 

**3) Real time layer:**

Allows world audience of users to connect with each other.

Land ownership is set at the consensus layer, where the land content is referenced via a file content hash. From this reference, the downloaded file contains descriptions of the objects, textures, sounds, and other elements needed to create the scene. It also contains a meeting server URL to coordinate connections between P2P users browsing tiles simultaneously. The image shows a diagram of the steps Privateland clients take to deliver a shared virtual world experience in a decentralized manner

![](https://965434251-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FplWIxvKdNg6yEF0vfqbD%2Fuploads%2Fa71mc58BGgzVr89CqxXN%2FIMG_20220708_232509.jpg?alt=media\&token=6d844170-4d46-48d1-90d9-2ae5c75519e3)

In addition, two other systems are key to developing Privateland's economy:

**Payment Channel infrastructure** for fast payments at low fees.

**An Identity System** that allows users to establish ownership of original creations.