aitbc/docs/operator/beta-release-plan.md

# AITBC Beta Release Plan

## Executive Summary

This document outlines the beta release plan for AITBC (AI Trusted Blockchain Computing), a blockchain platform designed for AI workloads. The release follows a phased approach: Alpha → Beta → Release Candidate (RC) → General Availability (GA).

## Release Phases

### Phase 1: Alpha Release (Completed)
- **Duration**: 2 weeks
- **Participants**: Internal team (10 members)
- **Focus**: Core functionality validation
- **Status**: ✅ Completed

### Phase 2: Beta Release (Current)
- **Duration**: 6 weeks
- **Participants**: 50-100 external testers
- **Focus**: User acceptance testing, performance validation, security assessment
- **Start Date**: 2025-01-15
- **End Date**: 2025-02-26

### Phase 3: Release Candidate
- **Duration**: 2 weeks
- **Participants**: 20 selected beta testers
- **Focus**: Final bug fixes, performance optimization
- **Start Date**: 2025-03-04
- **End Date**: 2025-03-18

### Phase 4: General Availability
- **Date**: 2025-03-25
- **Target**: Public launch

## Beta Release Timeline

### Week 1-2: Onboarding & Basic Flows
- **Jan 15-19**: Tester onboarding and environment setup
- **Jan 22-26**: Basic job submission and completion flows
- **Milestone**: 80% of testers successfully submit and complete jobs

### Week 3-4: Marketplace & Explorer Testing
- **Jan 29 - Feb 2**: Marketplace functionality testing
- **Feb 5-9**: Explorer UI validation and transaction tracking
- **Milestone**: 100 marketplace transactions completed

### Week 5-6: Stress Testing & Feedback
- **Feb 12-16**: Performance stress testing (1000+ concurrent jobs)
- **Feb 19-23**: Security testing and final feedback collection
- **Milestone**: All critical bugs resolved

## User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Scenarios

### 1. Core Job Lifecycle
- **Scenario**: Submit AI inference job → Miner picks up → Execution → Results delivery → Payment
- **Test Cases**:
  - Job submission with various model types
  - Job monitoring and status tracking
  - Result retrieval and verification
  - Payment processing and wallet updates
- **Success Criteria**: 95% success rate across 1000 test jobs

### 2. Marketplace Operations
- **Scenario**: Create offer → Accept offer → Execute job → Complete transaction
- **Test Cases**:
  - Offer creation and management
  - Bid acceptance and matching
  - Price discovery mechanisms
  - Dispute resolution
- **Success Criteria**: 50 successful marketplace transactions

### 3. Explorer Functionality
- **Scenario**: Transaction lookup → Job tracking → Address analysis
- **Test Cases**:
  - Real-time transaction monitoring
  - Job history and status visualization
  - Wallet balance tracking
  - Block explorer features
- **Success Criteria**: All transactions visible within 5 seconds

### 4. Wallet Management
- **Scenario**: Wallet creation → Funding → Transactions → Backup/Restore
- **Test Cases**:
  - Multi-signature wallet creation
  - Cross-chain transfers
  - Backup and recovery procedures
  - Staking and unstaking operations
- **Success Criteria**: 100% wallet recovery success rate

### 5. Mining Operations
- **Scenario**: Miner setup → Job acceptance → Mining rewards → Pool participation
- **Test Cases**:
  - Miner registration and setup
  - Job bidding and execution
  - Reward distribution
  - Pool mining operations
- **Success Criteria**: 90% of submitted jobs accepted by miners

### 6. Community Management

### Discord Community Structure
- **#announcements**: Official updates and milestones
- **#beta-testers**: Private channel for testers only
- **#bug-reports**: Structured bug reporting format
- **#feature-feedback**: Feature requests and discussions
- **#technical-support**: 24/7 support from the team

### Regulatory Considerations
- **KYC/AML**: Basic identity verification for testers
- **Securities Law**: Beta tokens have no monetary value
- **Tax Reporting**: Testnet transactions not taxable
- **Export Controls**: Compliance with technology export laws

### Geographic Restrictions
Beta testing is not available in:
- North Korea, Iran, Cuba, Syria, Crimea
- Countries under US sanctions
- Jurdictions with unclear crypto regulations

### 7. Token Economics Validation
- **Scenario**: Token issuance → Reward distribution → Staking yields → Fee mechanisms
- **Test Cases**:
  - Mining reward calculations match whitepaper specs
  - Staking yields and unstaking penalties
  - Transaction fee burning and distribution
  - Marketplace fee structures
  - Token inflation/deflation mechanics
- **Success Criteria**: All token operations within 1% of theoretical values

## Performance Benchmarks (Go/No-Go Criteria)

### Must-Have Metrics
- **Transaction Throughput**: ≥ 100 TPS (Transactions Per Second)
- **Job Completion Time**: ≤ 5 minutes for standard inference jobs
- **API Response Time**: ≤ 200ms (95th percentile)
- **System Uptime**: ≥ 99.9% during beta period
- **MTTR (Mean Time To Recovery)**: ≤ 2 minutes (from chaos tests)

### Nice-to-Have Metrics
- **Transaction Throughput**: ≥ 500 TPS
- **Job Completion Time**: ≤ 2 minutes
- **API Response Time**: ≤ 100ms (95th percentile)
- **Concurrent Users**: ≥ 1000 simultaneous users

## Security Testing

### Automated Security Scans
- **Smart Contract Audits**: Completed by [Security Firm]
- **Penetration Testing**: OWASP Top 10 validation
- **Dependency Scanning**: CVE scan of all dependencies
- **Chaos Testing**: Network partition and coordinator outage scenarios

### Manual Security Reviews
- **Authorization Testing**: API key validation and permissions
- **Data Privacy**: GDPR compliance validation
- **Cryptography**: Proof verification and signature validation
- **Infrastructure Security**: Kubernetes and cloud security review

## Test Environment Setup

### Beta Environment
- **Network**: Separate testnet with faucet for test tokens
- **Infrastructure**: Production-like setup with monitoring
- **Data**: Reset weekly to ensure clean testing
- **Support**: 24/7 Discord support channel

### Access Credentials
- **Testnet Faucet**: 1000 AITBC tokens per tester
- **API Keys**: Unique keys per tester with rate limits
- **Wallet Seeds**: Generated per tester with backup instructions
- **Mining Accounts**: Pre-configured mining pools for testing

## Feedback Collection Mechanisms

### Automated Collection
- **Error Reporting**: Automatic crash reports and error logs
- **Performance Metrics**: Client-side performance data
- **Usage Analytics**: Feature usage tracking (anonymized)
- **Survey System**: In-app feedback prompts

### Manual Collection
- **Weekly Surveys**: Structured feedback on specific features
- **Discord Channels**: Real-time feedback and discussions
- **Office Hours**: Weekly Q&A sessions with the team
- **Bug Bounty**: Program for critical issue discovery

## Success Criteria

### Go/No-Go Decision Points

#### Week 2 Checkpoint (Jan 26)
- **Go Criteria**: 80% of testers onboarded, basic flows working
- **Blockers**: Critical bugs in job submission/completion

#### Week 4 Checkpoint (Feb 9)
- **Go Criteria**: 50 marketplace transactions, explorer functional
- **Blockers**: Security vulnerabilities, performance < 50 TPS

#### Week 6 Final Decision (Feb 23)
- **Go Criteria**: All UAT scenarios passed, benchmarks met
- **Blockers**: Any critical security issue, MTTR > 5 minutes

### Overall Success Metrics
- **User Satisfaction**: ≥ 4.0/5.0 average rating
- **Bug Resolution**: 90% of reported bugs fixed
- **Performance**: All benchmarks met
- **Security**: No critical vulnerabilities

## Risk Management

### Technical Risks
- **Consensus Issues**: Rollback to previous version
- **Performance Degradation**: Auto-scaling and optimization
- **Security Breaches**: Immediate patch and notification

### Operational Risks
- **Test Environment Downtime**: Backup environment ready
- **Low Tester Participation**: Incentive program adjustments
- **Feature Scope Creep**: Strict feature freeze after Week 4

### Mitigation Strategies
- **Daily Health Checks**: Automated monitoring and alerts
- **Rollback Plan**: Documented procedures for quick rollback
- **Communication Plan**: Regular updates to all stakeholders

## Communication Plan

### Internal Updates
- **Daily Standups**: Development team sync
- **Weekly Reports**: Progress to leadership
- **Bi-weekly Demos**: Feature demonstrations

### External Updates
- **Beta Newsletter**: Weekly updates to testers
- **Blog Posts**: Public progress updates
- **Social Media**: Regular platform updates

## Post-Beta Activities

### RC Phase Preparation
- **Bug Triage**: Prioritize and assign all reported issues
- **Performance Tuning**: Optimize based on beta metrics
- **Documentation Updates**: Incorporate beta feedback

### GA Preparation
- **Final Security Review**: Complete audit and penetration test
- **Infrastructure Scaling**: Prepare for production load
- **Support Team Training**: Enable customer support team

## Appendix

### A. Test Case Matrix
[Detailed test case spreadsheet link]

### B. Performance Benchmark Results
[Benchmark data and graphs]

### C. Security Audit Reports
[Audit firm reports and findings]

### D. Feedback Analysis
[Summary of all user feedback and actions taken]

## Contact Information

- **Beta Program Manager**: beta@aitbc.io
- **Technical Support**: support@aitbc.io
- **Security Issues**: security@aitbc.io
- **Discord Community**: https://discord.gg/aitbc

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*Last Updated: 2025-01-10*
*Version: 1.0*
*Next Review: 2025-01-17*