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# Overview

<figure><img src="/files/59OPxJcctGqDreUtrCiq" alt="zkLink Protocol Architecture Overview"><figcaption><p>zkLink X Architecture Overview</p></figcaption></figure>

As shown in the figure above, zkLink X is a multi-chain ZK-Rollup Infrastructure composed of four layers: the settlement layer, the execution layer, the sequencing layer, and the DA layer. These four layers are decoupled for customizable App Rollup deployment.

The following sections will introduce zkLink X from the perspective of the four layers. It is important to note that the core value proposition and most innovations of the zkLink X are related to the execution layer solutions and the settlement layer solutions.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th align="center"></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center"><strong>Settlement Layer</strong></td><td><a href="/pages/94LDkvRVEjXVAILcsUm1">/pages/94LDkvRVEjXVAILcsUm1</a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>Execution Layer</strong></td><td><a href="/pages/BCjU6A8Z4TCid3MrOqOU">/pages/BCjU6A8Z4TCid3MrOqOU</a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>Sequencing Layer</strong></td><td><a href="/pages/dm8uUCOlaDSN7nD9QDQo">/pages/dm8uUCOlaDSN7nD9QDQo</a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>DA Layer</strong></td><td><a href="/pages/L3FEdFnIw6oCrS3aeoky">/pages/L3FEdFnIw6oCrS3aeoky</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
