Method, apparatus, and electronic device for processing consensus requests in a blockchain consensus network

A method, comprising:

• forming, by a processor of a node of a blockchain consensus network, a plurality of subsets from a set of pending consensus requests received by the node, each of the plurality of subsets comprising one or more separate requests of the pending consensus requests, and a first subset of the subsets comprising at least two of the pending consensus requests;
• determining, by the processor, whether a number of subsets that are in a consensus stage is less than a preset maximum number of subsets that are permitted to be simultaneously in the consensus stage in the blockchain consensus network;
• and
• in response to determining that the number of subsets that are in the consensus stage is less than the preset maximum number, entering, by the processor, the first subset into the consensus stage by broadcasting a consensus proposal comprising the first subset to one or more nodes of the blockchain consensus network.

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of a node of a blockchain consensus network, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• forming a plurality of subsets from a set of pending consensus requests received by the node, each of the plurality of subsets comprising one or more separate requests of the pending consensus requests, and a first subset of the subsets comprising at least two of the pending consensus requests;
• determining whether a number of subsets that are in a consensus stage is less than a preset maximum number of subsets that are permitted to be simultaneously in the consensus stage in the blockchain consensus network;
• and
• in response to determining that the number of subsets that are in the consensus stage is less than the preset maximum number, entering the first subset into the consensus stage by broadcasting a consensus proposal comprising the first subset to one or more nodes of the blockchain consensus network.