# ESC Check-in (mining) process The biggest difference between POST and ESC mining is: POST mining will not consume the traffic and computing power of your smart device. ESC is the exact opposite. During the process of mining ESC, it will consume a little power and traffic or network bandwidth of your smart device. **If I have more computing power E/S, will it cause service pressure on my equipment?** Of course, EdgeSmart clearly tells you that it will not cause any pressure on your smart devices. In order not to affect the normal use of user equipment, EdgeSmart sets the amount of all data transfers to the minimum. For example: user A currently has a computing power of 1 E/S, and user B currently has a computing power of 10 E/S, then the data transmission volume of both of them is the same. For example: A=10KB/s B=10KB/s **How can I participate in the mining behavior of ESC?** When the entire POST network reaches 1,500,000/T, we will open the ESC computing power exchange page. At present, our initial definition of the conversion ratio is: 100POST=0.1E/S (ESC computing power unit) **What is the mechanism of ESC mining?** At first, when ESC was just mining, its mining mechanism was POW. When the ESC mining power of the whole network reaches 10 million E/S, the smart contract AI Edge will automatically change the working mechanism to Proof of Space T (PoST). **In the process of participating in mining ESC, what will users contribute to the EdgeSmart platform?** In the process of participating in the mining of ESC, users will contribute part of the computing power and transmission capacity of smart devices, and then perform public chain data hash transmission verification and third-party data transfer processing. Total ESCs: 19,980,000 {% hint style="success" %} EdgeSmart increases data transfer speed by 100%. {% endhint %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://edge-smart-chain.gitbook.io/knowledge-base/esc-check-in-mining-process.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.