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Respond to RFCs for #2610. 

Co-authored-by: Arjun Hassard <arjunhassard@gmail.com>
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1 NU = 10\ :sup:`18` NuNits.
Period
A timeframe of approximately 7 days in the NuCypher Network.
A timeframe of approximately 7 days in the NuCypher Network. This parameter is used as a minimum unit for policy
duration, and is also the cadence with which workers must make an on-chain commitment to being online and
available. Note that period durations were 24 hours in the genesis (previous) protocol and could change again in the
future.
PKE
Public-key encryption.

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The Worker is the bonded delegate of a Staker and an active network node, performing work on behalf of a Staker.
Workers must remain online to provide uninterrupted services on-demand, signalling their availability with
commitment transactions every period (7 days) each transaction costing ~200k gas.
a commitment transaction before the start of each period (every 7 days), which costs approximately 200k gas.
Staker and Worker Delegation

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.. caution::
Once NU is locked in the staking escrow contract, a worker node must be run to unlock it. Worker's make
periodic automated commitments (every 7 days) which cost ~200k gas. Be sure to consider this
operational cost when locking NU.
periodic automated commitments (every 7 days) which cost at least ~200k gas, depending on how many sub-stakes
you have. Be sure to consider this operational cost when locking NU.
.. note::