@lodestar/beacon-node 1.40.0-dev.c975f70481 → 1.40.0-dev.cd347a28d7

package/src/metrics/metrics/lodestar.ts

@@ -212,6 +212,31 @@ export function createLodestarMetrics(
       }),
     },
 
+    unfinalizedBlockWritesQueue: {
+      length: register.gauge({
+        name: "lodestar_unfinalized_block_writes_queue_length",
+        help: "Count of total unfinalized block writes queue length",
+      }),
+      droppedJobs: register.gauge({
+        name: "lodestar_unfinalized_block_writes_queue_dropped_jobs_total",
+        help: "Count of total unfinalized block writes queue dropped jobs",
+      }),
+      jobTime: register.histogram({
+        name: "lodestar_unfinalized_block_writes_queue_job_time_seconds",
+        help: "Time to process unfinalized block writes queue job in seconds",
+        buckets: [0.01, 0.1, 1, 4, 12],
+      }),
+      jobWaitTime: register.histogram({
+        name: "lodestar_unfinalized_block_writes_queue_job_wait_time_seconds",
+        help: "Time from job added to the unfinalized block writes queue to starting in seconds",
+        buckets: [0.01, 0.1, 1, 4, 12],
+      }),
+      concurrency: register.gauge({
+        name: "lodestar_unfinalized_block_writes_queue_concurrency",
+        help: "Current concurrency of unfinalized block writes queue",
+      }),
+    },
+
     engineHttpProcessorQueue: {
       length: register.gauge({
         name: "lodestar_engine_http_processor_queue_length",
@@ -1116,6 +1141,46 @@ export function createLodestarMetrics(
           help: "Total number of empty returns in SyncContributionAndProofPool.getAggregate(slot, root)",
         }),
       },
+      payloadAttestationPool: {
+        size: register.gauge({
+          name: "lodestar_oppool_payload_attestation_pool_size",
+          help: "Current size of the PayloadAttestationPool = total payload attestations unique by data and slot",
+        }),
+        payloadAttDataPerSlot: register.gauge({
+          name: "lodestar_oppool_payload_attestation_pool_payload_attestation_data_per_slot_total",
+          help: "Total number of payload attestation data per slot in PayloadAttestationPool",
+        }),
+        gossipInsertOutcome: register.counter<{insertOutcome: InsertOutcome}>({
+          name: "lodestar_oppool_payload_attestation_pool_gossip_insert_outcome_total",
+          help: "Total number of InsertOutcome as a result of adding a payload attestation message from gossip to the pool",
+          labelNames: ["insertOutcome"],
+        }),
+        apiInsertOutcome: register.counter<{insertOutcome: InsertOutcome}>({
+          name: "lodestar_oppool_payload_attestation_pool_api_insert_outcome_total",
+          help: "Total number of InsertOutcome as a result of adding a payload attestation message from api to the pool",
+          labelNames: ["insertOutcome"],
+        }),
+        getPayloadAttestationsCacheMisses: register.counter({
+          name: "lodestar_oppool_payload_attestation_pool_get_payload_attestations_cache_misses_total",
+          help: "Total number of getPayloadAttestationsForBlock calls with no aggregate for slot and payload attestation data root",
+        }),
+      },
+      executionPayloadBidPool: {
+        size: register.gauge({
+          name: "lodestar_oppool_execution_payload_bid_pool_size",
+          help: "Current size of the ExecutionPayloadBidPool = total number of bids",
+        }),
+        gossipInsertOutcome: register.counter<{insertOutcome: InsertOutcome}>({
+          name: "lodestar_oppool_execution_payload_bid_pool_gossip_insert_outcome_total",
+          help: "Total number of InsertOutcome as a result of adding an execution payload bid from gossip to the pool",
+          labelNames: ["insertOutcome"],
+        }),
+        apiInsertOutcome: register.counter<{insertOutcome: InsertOutcome}>({
+          name: "lodestar_oppool_execution_payload_bid_pool_api_insert_outcome_total",
+          help: "Total number of InsertOutcome as a result of adding an execution payload bid from api to the pool",
+          labelNames: ["insertOutcome"],
+        }),
+      },
     },
 
     chain: {

package/src/network/gossip/gossipsub.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+import {peerIdFromString} from "@libp2p/peer-id";
+import {multiaddr} from "@multiformats/multiaddr";
+import {ENR} from "@chainsafe/enr";
 import {GossipSub, GossipsubEvents} from "@chainsafe/libp2p-gossipsub";
 import {MetricsRegister, TopicLabel, TopicStrToLabel} from "@chainsafe/libp2p-gossipsub/metrics";
 import {PeerScoreParams} from "@chainsafe/libp2p-gossipsub/score";
-import {SignaturePolicy, TopicStr} from "@chainsafe/libp2p-gossipsub/types";
+import {AddrInfo, SignaturePolicy, TopicStr} from "@chainsafe/libp2p-gossipsub/types";
 import {BeaconConfig, ForkBoundary} from "@lodestar/config";
 import {ATTESTATION_SUBNET_COUNT, SLOTS_PER_EPOCH, SYNC_COMMITTEE_SUBNET_COUNT} from "@lodestar/params";
 import {SubnetID} from "@lodestar/types";
@@ -55,6 +58,12 @@ export type Eth2GossipsubOpts = {
   disableFloodPublish?: boolean;
   skipParamsLog?: boolean;
   disableLightClientServer?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Direct peers for GossipSub - these peers maintain permanent mesh connections without GRAFT/PRUNE.
+   * Supports multiaddr strings with peer ID (e.g., "/ip4/192.168.1.1/tcp/9000/p2p/16Uiu2HAmKLhW7...")
+   * or ENR strings (e.g., "enr:-IS4QHCYrYZbAKWCBRlAy5zzaDZXJBGkcnh4MHcBFZntXNFrdvJjX04jRzjzCBOo...")
+   */
+  directPeers?: string[];
 };
 
 export type ForkBoundaryLabel = string;
@@ -97,6 +106,9 @@ export class Eth2Gossipsub extends GossipSub {
       );
     }
 
+    // Parse direct peers from multiaddr strings to AddrInfo objects
+    const directPeers = parseDirectPeers(opts.directPeers ?? [], logger);
+
     // Gossipsub parameters defined here:
     // https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.1.10/specs/phase0/p2p-interface.md#the-gossip-domain-gossipsub
     super(modules.libp2p.services.components, {
@@ -106,6 +118,7 @@ export class Eth2Gossipsub extends GossipSub {
       Dlo: gossipsubDLow ?? GOSSIP_D_LOW,
       Dhi: gossipsubDHigh ?? GOSSIP_D_HIGH,
       Dlazy: 6,
+      directPeers,
       heartbeatInterval: GOSSIPSUB_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL,
       fanoutTTL: 60 * 1000,
       mcacheLength: 6,
@@ -381,3 +394,75 @@ function getForkBoundaryLabel(boundary: ForkBoundary): ForkBoundaryLabel {
 
   return label;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Parse direct peer strings into AddrInfo objects for GossipSub.
+ * Direct peers maintain permanent mesh connections without GRAFT/PRUNE negotiation.
+ *
+ * Supported formats:
+ * - Multiaddr with peer ID: `/ip4/192.168.1.1/tcp/9000/p2p/16Uiu2HAmKLhW7...`
+ * - ENR: `enr:-IS4QHCYrYZbAKWCBRlAy5zzaDZXJBGkcnh4MHcBFZntXNFrdvJjX04jRzjzCBOo...`
+ *
+ * For multiaddrs, the string must contain a /p2p/ component with the peer ID.
+ * For ENRs, the TCP multiaddr and peer ID are extracted from the encoded record.
+ */
+export function parseDirectPeers(directPeerStrs: string[], logger: Logger): AddrInfo[] {
+  const directPeers: AddrInfo[] = [];
+
+  for (const peerStr of directPeerStrs) {
+    // Check if this is an ENR (starts with "enr:")
+    if (peerStr.startsWith("enr:")) {
+      try {
+        const enr = ENR.decodeTxt(peerStr);
+        const peerId = enr.peerId;
+
+        // Get TCP multiaddr from ENR
+        const multiaddrTCP = enr.getLocationMultiaddr("tcp");
+        if (!multiaddrTCP) {
+          logger.warn("ENR does not contain TCP multiaddr", {enr: peerStr});
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        directPeers.push({
+          id: peerId,
+          addrs: [multiaddrTCP],
+        });
+
+        logger.info("Added direct peer from ENR", {peerId: peerId.toString(), addr: multiaddrTCP.toString()});
+      } catch (e) {
+        logger.warn("Failed to parse direct peer ENR", {enr: peerStr}, e as Error);
+      }
+    } else {
+      // Parse as multiaddr
+      try {
+        const ma = multiaddr(peerStr);
+
+        const peerIdStr = ma.getPeerId();
+        if (!peerIdStr) {
+          logger.warn("Direct peer multiaddr must contain /p2p/ component with peer ID", {multiaddr: peerStr});
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        try {
+          const peerId = peerIdFromString(peerIdStr);
+
+          // Get the address without the /p2p/ component
+          const addr = ma.decapsulate("/p2p/" + peerIdStr);
+
+          directPeers.push({
+            id: peerId,
+            addrs: [addr],
+          });
+
+          logger.info("Added direct peer", {peerId: peerIdStr, addr: addr.toString()});
+        } catch (e) {
+          logger.warn("Invalid peer ID in direct peer multiaddr", {multiaddr: peerStr, peerId: peerIdStr}, e as Error);
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        logger.warn("Failed to parse direct peer multiaddr", {multiaddr: peerStr}, e as Error);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return directPeers;
+}

package/src/network/gossip/interface.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   capella,
   deneb,
   fulu,
+  gloas,
   phase0,
 } from "@lodestar/types";
 import {Logger} from "@lodestar/utils";
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ export enum GossipType {
   light_client_finality_update = "light_client_finality_update",
   light_client_optimistic_update = "light_client_optimistic_update",
   bls_to_execution_change = "bls_to_execution_change",
+  execution_payload = "execution_payload",
+  payload_attestation_message = "payload_attestation_message",
+  execution_payload_bid = "execution_payload_bid",
 }
 
 export type SequentialGossipType = Exclude<GossipType, GossipType.beacon_attestation>;
@@ -71,6 +75,9 @@ export type GossipTopicTypeMap = {
   [GossipType.light_client_finality_update]: {type: GossipType.light_client_finality_update};
   [GossipType.light_client_optimistic_update]: {type: GossipType.light_client_optimistic_update};
   [GossipType.bls_to_execution_change]: {type: GossipType.bls_to_execution_change};
+  [GossipType.execution_payload]: {type: GossipType.execution_payload};
+  [GossipType.payload_attestation_message]: {type: GossipType.payload_attestation_message};
+  [GossipType.execution_payload_bid]: {type: GossipType.execution_payload_bid};
 };
 
 export type GossipTopicMap = {
@@ -100,6 +107,9 @@ export type GossipTypeMap = {
   [GossipType.light_client_finality_update]: LightClientFinalityUpdate;
   [GossipType.light_client_optimistic_update]: LightClientOptimisticUpdate;
   [GossipType.bls_to_execution_change]: capella.SignedBLSToExecutionChange;
+  [GossipType.execution_payload]: gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadEnvelope;
+  [GossipType.payload_attestation_message]: gloas.PayloadAttestationMessage;
+  [GossipType.execution_payload_bid]: gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadBid;
 };
 
 export type GossipFnByType = {
@@ -124,6 +134,13 @@ export type GossipFnByType = {
   [GossipType.bls_to_execution_change]: (
     blsToExecutionChange: capella.SignedBLSToExecutionChange
   ) => Promise<void> | void;
+  [GossipType.execution_payload]: (
+    executionPayloadEnvelope: gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadEnvelope
+  ) => Promise<void> | void;
+  [GossipType.payload_attestation_message]: (
+    payloadAttestationMessage: gloas.PayloadAttestationMessage
+  ) => Promise<void> | void;
+  [GossipType.execution_payload_bid]: (executionPayloadBid: gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadBid) => Promise<void> | void;
 };
 
 export type GossipFn = GossipFnByType[keyof GossipFnByType];

package/src/network/gossip/scoringParameters.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   defaultTopicScoreParams,
 } from "@chainsafe/libp2p-gossipsub/score";
 import {BeaconConfig} from "@lodestar/config";
-import {ATTESTATION_SUBNET_COUNT, SLOTS_PER_EPOCH, TARGET_AGGREGATORS_PER_COMMITTEE} from "@lodestar/params";
+import {ATTESTATION_SUBNET_COUNT, PTC_SIZE, SLOTS_PER_EPOCH, TARGET_AGGREGATORS_PER_COMMITTEE} from "@lodestar/params";
 import {computeCommitteeCount} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
 import {getActiveForkBoundaries} from "../forks.js";
 import {Eth2Context} from "./gossipsub.js";
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ const VOLUNTARY_EXIT_WEIGHT = 0.05;
 const PROPOSER_SLASHING_WEIGHT = 0.05;
 const ATTESTER_SLASHING_WEIGHT = 0.05;
 const BLS_TO_EXECUTION_CHANGE_WEIGHT = 0.05;
+const EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_WEIGHT = 0.5;
+const PAYLOAD_ATTESTATION_WEIGHT = 0.05;
+const EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_WEIGHT = 0.05;
 
 const beaconAttestationSubnetWeight = 1 / ATTESTATION_SUBNET_COUNT;
 const maxPositiveScore =
@@ -34,7 +37,10 @@ const maxPositiveScore =
     VOLUNTARY_EXIT_WEIGHT +
     PROPOSER_SLASHING_WEIGHT +
     ATTESTER_SLASHING_WEIGHT +
-    BLS_TO_EXECUTION_CHANGE_WEIGHT);
+    BLS_TO_EXECUTION_CHANGE_WEIGHT +
+    EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_WEIGHT +
+    PAYLOAD_ATTESTATION_WEIGHT +
+    EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_WEIGHT);
 
 /**
  * The following params is implemented by Lighthouse at
@@ -172,6 +178,26 @@ function getAllTopicsScoreParams(
       expectedMessageRate: 1 / 5 / SLOTS_PER_EPOCH,
       firstMessageDecayTime: epochDurationMs * 100,
     });
+    topicsParams[
+      stringifyGossipTopic(config, {
+        type: GossipType.payload_attestation_message,
+        boundary,
+      })
+    ] = getTopicScoreParams(config, precomputedParams, {
+      topicWeight: PAYLOAD_ATTESTATION_WEIGHT,
+      expectedMessageRate: PTC_SIZE,
+      firstMessageDecayTime: epochDurationMs * 100,
+    });
+    topicsParams[
+      stringifyGossipTopic(config, {
+        type: GossipType.execution_payload_bid,
+        boundary,
+      })
+    ] = getTopicScoreParams(config, precomputedParams, {
+      topicWeight: EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_WEIGHT,
+      expectedMessageRate: 1024, // TODO GLOAS: Need an estimate for this
+      firstMessageDecayTime: epochDurationMs * 100,
+    });
 
     // other topics
     topicsParams[
@@ -190,6 +216,22 @@ function getAllTopicsScoreParams(
         currentSlot: eth2Context.currentSlot,
       },
     });
+    topicsParams[
+      stringifyGossipTopic(config, {
+        type: GossipType.execution_payload,
+        boundary,
+      })
+    ] = getTopicScoreParams(config, precomputedParams, {
+      topicWeight: EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_WEIGHT,
+      expectedMessageRate: 1,
+      firstMessageDecayTime: epochDurationMs * 20,
+      meshMessageInfo: {
+        decaySlots: SLOTS_PER_EPOCH * 5,
+        capFactor: 3,
+        activationWindow: epochDurationMs,
+        currentSlot: eth2Context.currentSlot,
+      },
+    });
 
     const activeValidatorCount = eth2Context.activeValidatorCount;
     const {aggregatorsPerslot, committeesPerSlot} = expectedAggregatorCountPerSlot(activeValidatorCount);

package/src/network/gossip/topic.ts

@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ function stringifyGossipTopicType(topic: GossipTopic): string {
     case GossipType.light_client_finality_update:
     case GossipType.light_client_optimistic_update:
     case GossipType.bls_to_execution_change:
+    case GossipType.execution_payload:
+    case GossipType.payload_attestation_message:
+    case GossipType.execution_payload_bid:
       return topic.type;
     case GossipType.beacon_attestation:
     case GossipType.sync_committee:
@@ -114,6 +117,12 @@ export function getGossipSSZType(topic: GossipTopic) {
         : ssz.altair.LightClientFinalityUpdate;
     case GossipType.bls_to_execution_change:
       return ssz.capella.SignedBLSToExecutionChange;
+    case GossipType.execution_payload:
+      return ssz.gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadEnvelope;
+    case GossipType.payload_attestation_message:
+      return ssz.gloas.PayloadAttestationMessage;
+    case GossipType.execution_payload_bid:
+      return ssz.gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadBid;
   }
 }
 
@@ -190,6 +199,9 @@ export function parseGossipTopic(forkDigestContext: ForkDigestContext, topicStr:
       case GossipType.light_client_finality_update:
       case GossipType.light_client_optimistic_update:
       case GossipType.bls_to_execution_change:
+      case GossipType.execution_payload:
+      case GossipType.payload_attestation_message:
+      case GossipType.execution_payload_bid:
         return {type: gossipTypeStr, boundary, encoding};
     }
 
@@ -240,6 +252,12 @@ export function getCoreTopicsAtFork(
     {type: GossipType.attester_slashing},
   ];
 
+  if (ForkSeq[fork] >= ForkSeq.gloas) {
+    topics.push({type: GossipType.execution_payload});
+    topics.push({type: GossipType.payload_attestation_message});
+    topics.push({type: GossipType.execution_payload_bid});
+  }
+
   // After fulu also track data_column_sidecar_{index}
   if (ForkSeq[fork] >= ForkSeq.fulu) {
     topics.push(...getDataColumnSidecarTopics(networkConfig));
@@ -329,4 +347,7 @@ export const gossipTopicIgnoreDuplicatePublishError: Record<GossipType, boolean>
   [GossipType.light_client_finality_update]: false,
   [GossipType.light_client_optimistic_update]: false,
   [GossipType.bls_to_execution_change]: true,
+  [GossipType.execution_payload]: true,
+  [GossipType.payload_attestation_message]: true,
+  [GossipType.execution_payload_bid]: true,
 };

package/src/network/options.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ export interface NetworkOptions
     Omit<Eth2GossipsubOpts, "disableLightClientServer"> {
   localMultiaddrs: string[];
   bootMultiaddrs?: string[];
+  /**
+   * Direct peers for GossipSub - these peers maintain permanent mesh connections without GRAFT/PRUNE.
+   * Format: multiaddr strings with peer ID, e.g., "/ip4/192.168.1.1/tcp/9000/p2p/16Uiu2HAmKLhW7..."
+   * Both peers must configure each other as direct peers for the feature to work properly.
+   */
+  directPeers?: string[];
   subscribeAllSubnets?: boolean;
   mdns?: boolean;
   connectToDiscv5Bootnodes?: boolean;

package/src/network/peers/peerManager.ts

@@ -721,6 +721,17 @@ export class PeerManager {
     // NOTE: libp2p may emit two "peer:connect" events: One for inbound, one for outbound
     // If that happens, it's okay. Only the "outbound" connection triggers immediate action
     const now = Date.now();
+
+    // Ethereum uses secp256k1 for node IDs, reject peers with other key types
+    if (remotePeer.type !== "secp256k1") {
+      this.logger.debug("Peer does not have secp256k1 key, disconnecting", {
+        peer: remotePeerPrettyStr,
+        type: remotePeer.type,
+      });
+      void this.goodbyeAndDisconnect(remotePeer, GoodByeReasonCode.IRRELEVANT_NETWORK);
+      return;
+    }
+
     const nodeId = computeNodeId(remotePeer);
     const peerData: PeerData = {
       lastReceivedMsgUnixTsMs: direction === "outbound" ? 0 : now,

package/src/network/processor/gossipHandlers.ts

@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ import {
 import {IBeaconChain} from "../../chain/interface.js";
 import {validateGossipBlobSidecar} from "../../chain/validation/blobSidecar.js";
 import {validateGossipDataColumnSidecar} from "../../chain/validation/dataColumnSidecar.js";
+import {validateGossipExecutionPayloadBid} from "../../chain/validation/executionPayloadBid.js";
+import {validateGossipExecutionPayloadEnvelope} from "../../chain/validation/executionPayloadEnvelope.js";
 import {
   AggregateAndProofValidationResult,
   GossipAttestation,
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ import {
 } from "../../chain/validation/index.js";
 import {validateLightClientFinalityUpdate} from "../../chain/validation/lightClientFinalityUpdate.js";
 import {validateLightClientOptimisticUpdate} from "../../chain/validation/lightClientOptimisticUpdate.js";
+import {validateGossipPayloadAttestationMessage} from "../../chain/validation/payloadAttestationMessage.js";
 import {OpSource} from "../../chain/validatorMonitor.js";
 import {Metrics} from "../../metrics/index.js";
 import {kzgCommitmentToVersionedHash} from "../../util/blobs.js";
@@ -436,14 +439,11 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
         blsVerifyOnMainThread: true,
         // to track block process steps
         seenTimestampSec,
-        // gossip block is validated, we want to process it asap
-        eagerPersistBlock: true,
       })
       .then(() => {
         // Returns the delay between the start of `block.slot` and `current time`
         const delaySec = chain.clock.secFromSlot(slot);
         metrics?.gossipBlock.elapsedTimeTillProcessed.observe(delaySec);
-        chain.seenBlockInputCache.prune(blockInput.blockRootHex);
       })
       .catch((e) => {
         // Adjust verbosity based on error type
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
           break;
       }
 
-      if (!blockInput.hasAllData()) {
+      if (!blockInput.hasComputedAllData()) {
         // immediately attempt fetch of data columns from execution engine
         chain.getBlobsTracker.triggerGetBlobs(blockInput);
         // if we've received at least half of the columns, trigger reconstruction of the rest
@@ -818,6 +818,51 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
 
       chain.emitter.emit(routes.events.EventType.blsToExecutionChange, blsToExecutionChange);
     },
+    [GossipType.execution_payload]: async ({
+      gossipData,
+      topic,
+    }: GossipHandlerParamGeneric<GossipType.execution_payload>) => {
+      const {serializedData} = gossipData;
+      const executionPayloadEnvelope = sszDeserialize(topic, serializedData);
+      await validateGossipExecutionPayloadEnvelope(chain, executionPayloadEnvelope);
+
+      // TODO GLOAS: Handle valid envelope. Need an import flow that calls `processExecutionPayloadEnvelope` and fork choice
+    },
+    [GossipType.payload_attestation_message]: async ({
+      gossipData,
+      topic,
+    }: GossipHandlerParamGeneric<GossipType.payload_attestation_message>) => {
+      const {serializedData} = gossipData;
+      const payloadAttestationMessage = sszDeserialize(topic, serializedData);
+      const validationResult = await validateGossipPayloadAttestationMessage(chain, payloadAttestationMessage);
+
+      try {
+        const insertOutcome = chain.payloadAttestationPool.add(
+          payloadAttestationMessage,
+          validationResult.attDataRootHex,
+          validationResult.validatorCommitteeIndex
+        );
+        metrics?.opPool.payloadAttestationPool.gossipInsertOutcome.inc({insertOutcome});
+      } catch (e) {
+        logger.error("Error adding to payloadAttestation pool", {}, e as Error);
+      }
+    },
+    [GossipType.execution_payload_bid]: async ({
+      gossipData,
+      topic,
+    }: GossipHandlerParamGeneric<GossipType.execution_payload_bid>) => {
+      const {serializedData} = gossipData;
+      const executionPayloadBid = sszDeserialize(topic, serializedData);
+      await validateGossipExecutionPayloadBid(chain, executionPayloadBid);
+
+      // Handle valid payload bid by storing in a bid pool
+      try {
+        const insertOutcome = chain.executionPayloadBidPool.add(executionPayloadBid.message);
+        metrics?.opPool.executionPayloadBidPool.gossipInsertOutcome.inc({insertOutcome});
+      } catch (e) {
+        logger.error("Error adding to executionPayloadBid pool", {}, e as Error);
+      }
+    },
   };
 }
 

package/src/network/processor/gossipQueues/index.ts

@@ -67,6 +67,22 @@ const linearGossipQueueOpts: {
     type: QueueType.FIFO,
     dropOpts: {type: DropType.count, count: 1},
   },
+  [GossipType.execution_payload]: {
+    maxLength: 1024,
+    type: QueueType.FIFO,
+    dropOpts: {type: DropType.count, count: 1},
+  },
+  [GossipType.payload_attestation_message]: {
+    maxLength: 1024,
+    type: QueueType.FIFO,
+    dropOpts: {type: DropType.count, count: 1},
+  },
+  // TODO GLOAS: It is hard to predict how many bids are there. Put 1024 for max length for now
+  [GossipType.execution_payload_bid]: {
+    maxLength: 1024,
+    type: QueueType.FIFO,
+    dropOpts: {type: DropType.count, count: 1},
+  },
 };
 
 const indexedGossipQueueOpts: {

package/src/network/processor/index.ts

@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ const executeGossipWorkOrderObj: Record<GossipType, WorkOpts> = {
   [GossipType.sync_committee]: {},
   [GossipType.light_client_finality_update]: {},
   [GossipType.light_client_optimistic_update]: {},
+  [GossipType.execution_payload]: {bypassQueue: true},
+  [GossipType.payload_attestation_message]: {},
+  [GossipType.execution_payload_bid]: {},
 };
 const executeGossipWorkOrder = Object.keys(executeGossipWorkOrderObj) as (keyof typeof executeGossipWorkOrderObj)[];
 

package/src/network/reqresp/handlers/beaconBlocksByRange.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {GENESIS_SLOT, isForkPostDeneb, isForkPostFulu} from "@lodestar/params";
 import {RespStatus, ResponseError, ResponseOutgoing} from "@lodestar/reqresp";
 import {computeEpochAtSlot} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
 import {deneb, phase0} from "@lodestar/types";
-import {fromHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {IBeaconChain} from "../../../chain/index.js";
 import {IBeaconDb} from "../../../db/index.js";
 import {prettyPrintPeerId} from "../../util.ts";
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ export async function* onBeaconBlocksByRange(
   const endSlot = startSlot + count;
 
   const finalized = db.blockArchive;
-  const unfinalized = db.block;
   // in the case of initializing from a non-finalized state, we don't have the finalized block so this api does not work
   // chain.forkChoice.getFinalizeBlock().slot
   const finalizedSlot = chain.forkChoice.getFinalizedCheckpointSlot();
@@ -65,7 +63,7 @@ export async function* onBeaconBlocksByRange(
         // re-org there's no need to abort the request
         // Spec: https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/a1e46d1ae47dd9d097725801575b46907c12a1f8/specs/eip4844/p2p-interface.md#blobssidecarsbyrange-v1
 
-        const blockBytes = await unfinalized.getBinary(fromHex(block.blockRoot));
+        const blockBytes = await chain.getSerializedBlockByRoot(block.blockRoot);
         if (!blockBytes) {
           throw new ResponseError(
             RespStatus.SERVER_ERROR,
@@ -74,7 +72,7 @@ export async function* onBeaconBlocksByRange(
         }
 
         yield {
-          data: blockBytes,
+          data: blockBytes.block,
           boundary: chain.config.getForkBoundaryAtEpoch(computeEpochAtSlot(block.slot)),
         };
       }

package/src/network/reqresp/handlers/beaconBlocksByRoot.ts

@@ -1,48 +1,21 @@
 import {ResponseOutgoing} from "@lodestar/reqresp";
 import {computeEpochAtSlot} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
-import {Slot} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {IBeaconChain} from "../../../chain/index.js";
-import {IBeaconDb} from "../../../db/index.js";
-import {getSlotFromSignedBeaconBlockSerialized} from "../../../util/sszBytes.js";
 import {BeaconBlocksByRootRequest} from "../../../util/types.js";
 
 export async function* onBeaconBlocksByRoot(
   requestBody: BeaconBlocksByRootRequest,
-  chain: IBeaconChain,
-  db: IBeaconDb
+  chain: IBeaconChain
 ): AsyncIterable<ResponseOutgoing> {
   for (const blockRoot of requestBody) {
     const root = blockRoot;
-    const summary = chain.forkChoice.getBlock(root);
-    let blockBytes: Uint8Array | null = null;
-
-    // finalized block has summary in forkchoice but it stays in blockArchive db
-    if (summary) {
-      blockBytes = await db.block.getBinary(root);
-    }
-
-    let slot: Slot | undefined = undefined;
-    if (!blockBytes) {
-      const blockEntry = await db.blockArchive.getBinaryEntryByRoot(root);
-      if (blockEntry) {
-        slot = blockEntry.key;
-        blockBytes = blockEntry.value;
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (blockBytes) {
-      if (slot === undefined) {
-        const slotFromBytes = getSlotFromSignedBeaconBlockSerialized(blockBytes);
-        if (slotFromBytes === null) {
-          throw Error(`Invalid block bytes for block root ${toRootHex(root)}`);
-        }
-        slot = slotFromBytes;
-      }
+    const block = await chain.getSerializedBlockByRoot(toRootHex(root));
 
+    if (block) {
       yield {
-        data: blockBytes,
-        boundary: chain.config.getForkBoundaryAtEpoch(computeEpochAtSlot(slot)),
+        data: block.block,
+        boundary: chain.config.getForkBoundaryAtEpoch(computeEpochAtSlot(block.slot)),
       };
     }
   }

package/src/network/reqresp/handlers/blobSidecarsByRoot.ts

@@ -2,16 +2,13 @@ import {BLOB_SIDECAR_FIXED_SIZE} from "@lodestar/params";
 import {RespStatus, ResponseError, ResponseOutgoing} from "@lodestar/reqresp";
 import {computeEpochAtSlot} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
 import {RootHex} from "@lodestar/types";
-import {fromHex, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
+import {toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {IBeaconChain} from "../../../chain/index.js";
-import {IBeaconDb} from "../../../db/index.js";
-import {BLOB_SIDECARS_IN_WRAPPER_INDEX} from "../../../db/repositories/blobSidecars.js";
 import {BlobSidecarsByRootRequest} from "../../../util/types.js";
 
 export async function* onBlobSidecarsByRoot(
   requestBody: BlobSidecarsByRootRequest,
-  chain: IBeaconChain,
-  db: IBeaconDb
+  chain: IBeaconChain
 ): AsyncIterable<ResponseOutgoing> {
   const finalizedSlot = chain.forkChoice.getFinalizedBlock().slot;
 
@@ -34,14 +31,13 @@ export async function* onBlobSidecarsByRoot(
 
     // Check if we need to load sidecars for a new block root
     if (lastFetchedSideCars === null || lastFetchedSideCars.blockRoot !== blockRootHex) {
-      const blobSideCarsBytesWrapped = await db.blobSidecars.getBinary(fromHex(block.blockRoot));
-      if (!blobSideCarsBytesWrapped) {
+      const blobSidecarsBytes = await chain.getSerializedBlobSidecars(block.slot, blockRootHex);
+      if (!blobSidecarsBytes) {
         // Handle the same to onBeaconBlocksByRange
         throw new ResponseError(RespStatus.SERVER_ERROR, `No item for root ${block.blockRoot} slot ${block.slot}`);
       }
-      const blobSideCarsBytes = blobSideCarsBytesWrapped.slice(BLOB_SIDECARS_IN_WRAPPER_INDEX);
 
-      lastFetchedSideCars = {blockRoot: blockRootHex, bytes: blobSideCarsBytes};
+      lastFetchedSideCars = {blockRoot: blockRootHex, bytes: blobSidecarsBytes};
     }
 
     const blobSidecarBytes = lastFetchedSideCars.bytes.slice(