diff --git a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/default_stages.go b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/default_stages.go
index f869ee5fe..fe64e26d4 100644
--- a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/default_stages.go
+++ b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/default_stages.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func initFastSyncStagesOrder() {
 		ShortRange,
 		BlockBodies,
 		Receipts,
-		StateSync,
+		FullStateSync,
 		States,
 		LastMile,
 		Finish,
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func initFastSyncStagesOrder() {
 		Finish,
 		LastMile,
 		States,
-		StateSync,
+		FullStateSync,
 		Receipts,
 		BlockBodies,
 		ShortRange,
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func initFastSyncStagesOrder() {
 		Finish,
 		LastMile,
 		States,
-		StateSync,
+		FullStateSync,
 		Receipts,
 		BlockBodies,
 		ShortRange,
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ func DefaultStages(ctx context.Context,
 	srCfg StageShortRangeCfg,
 	bodiesCfg StageBodiesCfg,
 	stateSyncCfg StageStateSyncCfg,
+	fullStateSyncCfg StageFullStateSyncCfg,
 	statesCfg StageStatesCfg,
 	receiptsCfg StageReceiptsCfg,
 	lastMileCfg StageLastMileCfg,
@@ -113,55 +114,81 @@ func DefaultStages(ctx context.Context,
 	handlerStageBodies := NewStageBodies(bodiesCfg)
 	handlerStageStates := NewStageStates(statesCfg)
 	handlerStageStateSync := NewStageStateSync(stateSyncCfg)
+	handlerStageFullStateSync := NewStageFullStateSync(fullStateSyncCfg)
 	handlerStageReceipts := NewStageReceipts(receiptsCfg)
 	handlerStageLastMile := NewStageLastMile(lastMileCfg)
 	handlerStageFinish := NewStageFinish(finishCfg)
 
 	return []*Stage{
 		{
-			ID:          Heads,
-			Description: "Retrieve Chain Heads",
-			Handler:     handlerStageHeads,
+			ID:                 Heads,
+			Description:        "Retrieve Chain Heads",
+			Handler:            handlerStageHeads,
+			RangeMode:          OnlyLongRange,
+			ChainExecutionMode: AllChains,
 		},
 		{
-			ID:          SyncEpoch,
-			Description: "Sync only Last Block of Epoch",
-			Handler:     handlerStageEpochSync,
+			ID:                 SyncEpoch,
+			Description:        "Sync only Last Block of Epoch",
+			Handler:            handlerStageEpochSync,
+			RangeMode:          OnlyShortRange,
+			ChainExecutionMode: OnlyEpochChain,
 		},
 		{
-			ID:          ShortRange,
-			Description: "Short Range Sync",
-			Handler:     handlerStageShortRange,
+			ID:                 ShortRange,
+			Description:        "Short Range Sync",
+			Handler:            handlerStageShortRange,
+			RangeMode:          OnlyShortRange,
+			ChainExecutionMode: AllChainsExceptEpochChain,
 		},
 		{
-			ID:          BlockBodies,
-			Description: "Retrieve Block Bodies",
-			Handler:     handlerStageBodies,
+			ID:                 BlockBodies,
+			Description:        "Retrieve Block Bodies",
+			Handler:            handlerStageBodies,
+			RangeMode:          OnlyLongRange,
+			ChainExecutionMode: AllChainsExceptEpochChain,
 		},
 		{
-			ID:          States,
-			Description: "Update Blockchain State",
-			Handler:     handlerStageStates,
+			ID:                 States,
+			Description:        "Update Blockchain State",
+			Handler:            handlerStageStates,
+			RangeMode:          OnlyLongRange,
+			ChainExecutionMode: AllChainsExceptEpochChain,
 		},
 		{
-			ID:          StateSync,
-			Description: "Retrieve States",
-			Handler:     handlerStageStateSync,
+			ID:                 StateSync,
+			Description:        "Retrieve States",
+			Handler:            handlerStageStateSync,
+			RangeMode:          OnlyLongRange,
+			ChainExecutionMode: AllChainsExceptEpochChain,
 		},
 		{
-			ID:          Receipts,
-			Description: "Retrieve Receipts",
-			Handler:     handlerStageReceipts,
+			ID:                 FullStateSync,
+			Description:        "Retrieve Full States",
+			Handler:            handlerStageFullStateSync,
+			RangeMode:          OnlyLongRange,
+			ChainExecutionMode: AllChainsExceptEpochChain,
 		},
 		{
-			ID:          LastMile,
-			Description: "update status for blocks after sync and update last mile blocks as well",
-			Handler:     handlerStageLastMile,
+			ID:                 Receipts,
+			Description:        "Retrieve Receipts",
+			Handler:            handlerStageReceipts,
+			RangeMode:          OnlyLongRange,
+			ChainExecutionMode: AllChainsExceptEpochChain,
 		},
 		{
-			ID:          Finish,
-			Description: "Finalize Changes",
-			Handler:     handlerStageFinish,
+			ID:                 LastMile,
+			Description:        "update status for blocks after sync and update last mile blocks as well",
+			Handler:            handlerStageLastMile,
+			RangeMode:          LongRangeAndShortRange,
+			ChainExecutionMode: AllChainsExceptEpochChain,
+		},
+		{
+			ID:                 Finish,
+			Description:        "Finalize Changes",
+			Handler:            handlerStageFinish,
+			RangeMode:          LongRangeAndShortRange,
+			ChainExecutionMode: AllChains,
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/downloader.go b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/downloader.go
index 371104895..9d564b016 100644
--- a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/downloader.go
+++ b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/downloader.go
@@ -285,4 +285,5 @@ func (d *Downloader) loop() {
 			return
 		}
 	}
+
 }
diff --git a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/sig_verify.go b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/sig_verify.go
index bdf5a2107..cd7fc4f91 100644
--- a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/sig_verify.go
+++ b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/sig_verify.go
@@ -54,14 +54,7 @@ func verifyBlock(bc blockChain, block *types.Block, nextBlocks ...*types.Block)
 	if err := bc.Engine().VerifyHeader(bc, block.Header(), true); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "[VerifyHeader]")
 	}
-	_, err = bc.InsertChain(types.Blocks{block}, false)
-	switch {
-	case errors.Is(err, core.ErrKnownBlock):
-		return nil
-	case err != nil:
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "[InsertChain]")
-	default:
-	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -72,6 +65,9 @@ func verifyAndInsertBlock(bc blockChain, block *types.Block, nextBlocks ...*type
 	}
 	// insert block
 	if _, err := bc.InsertChain(types.Blocks{block}, false); err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, core.ErrKnownBlock) {
+			return nil
+		}
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "[InsertChain]")
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage.go b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage.go
index 48334a5e5..59602fe81 100644
--- a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage.go
+++ b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage.go
@@ -30,6 +30,25 @@ type StageHandler interface {
 	CleanUp(ctx context.Context, firstCycle bool, p *CleanUpState, tx kv.RwTx) error
 }
 
+type RangeExecution uint32
+
+const (
+	LongRangeAndShortRange RangeExecution = iota // Both short range and long range
+	OnlyShortRange                               // only short range
+	OnlyLongRange                                // only long range
+	//OnlyEpochSync                                // only epoch sync
+)
+
+type ChainExecution uint32
+
+const (
+	AllChains                 ChainExecution = iota // Can execute for any shard
+	AllChainsExceptEpochChain                       // Can execute for any shard except epoch chain
+	OnlyBeaconNode                                  // only for beacon node
+	OnlyEpochChain                                  // only for epoch chain
+	OnlyShardChain                                  // only for shard node (exclude beacon node and epoch chain)
+)
+
 // Stage is a single sync stage in staged sync.
 type Stage struct {
 	// ID of the sync stage. Should not be empty and should be unique. It is recommended to prefix it with reverse domain to avoid clashes (`com.example.my-stage`).
@@ -42,6 +61,10 @@ type Stage struct {
 	DisabledDescription string
 	// Disabled defines if the stage is disabled. It sets up when the stage is build by its `StageBuilder`.
 	Disabled bool
+	// Range defines whether stage has to be executed for either long range or short range
+	RangeMode RangeExecution
+	// ShardExecution defines this stage has to be executed for which shards
+	ChainExecutionMode ChainExecution
 }
 
 // StageState is the state of the stage.
diff --git a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage_finish.go b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage_finish.go
index 0dfae53ae..c94aa692b 100644
--- a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage_finish.go
+++ b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage_finish.go
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ func (finish *StageFinish) Exec(ctx context.Context, firstCycle bool, invalidBlo
 
 	// TODO: prepare indices (useful for RPC) and finalize
 
+	// switch to Full Sync Mode if the states are synced
+	if s.state.status.statesSynced {
+		s.state.status.cycleSyncMode = FullSync
+	}
+
 	if useInternalTx {
 		if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage_receipts.go b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage_receipts.go
index 4445eb6ba..78e8e089c 100644
--- a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage_receipts.go
+++ b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage_receipts.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/core/types"
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/internal/utils"
 	sttypes "github.com/harmony-one/harmony/p2p/stream/types"
+	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/shard"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/kv"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -56,6 +57,11 @@ func (r *StageReceipts) Exec(ctx context.Context, firstCycle bool, invalidBlockR
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	// shouldn't execute for epoch chain
+	if r.configs.bc.ShardID() == shard.BeaconChainShardID && !s.state.isBeaconNode {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	useInternalTx := tx == nil
 
 	if invalidBlockRevert {
diff --git a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage_state.go b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage_states.go
similarity index 98%
rename from api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage_state.go
rename to api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage_states.go
index df864d63f..1b668786c 100644
--- a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage_state.go
+++ b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage_states.go
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@ func (stg *StageStates) Exec(ctx context.Context, firstCycle bool, invalidBlockR
 			return ErrInvalidBlockNumber
 		}
 
+		if stg.configs.bc.HasBlock(block.Hash(), block.NumberU64()) {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		if err := verifyAndInsertBlock(stg.configs.bc, block); err != nil {
 			stg.configs.logger.Warn().Err(err).Uint64("cycle target block", targetHeight).
 				Uint64("block number", block.NumberU64()).
diff --git a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage_statesync.go b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage_statesync.go
index c4e66e10e..3ce733f41 100644
--- a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage_statesync.go
+++ b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage_statesync.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/core"
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/internal/utils"
 	sttypes "github.com/harmony-one/harmony/p2p/stream/types"
+	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/shard"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/kv"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
@@ -58,8 +59,14 @@ func (sss *StageStateSync) Exec(ctx context.Context, bool, invalidBlockRevert bo
 	// for short range sync, skip this step
 	if !s.state.initSync {
 		return nil
-	} // only execute this stage in fast/snap sync mode and once we reach to pivot
+	}
+
+	// shouldn't execute for epoch chain
+	if sss.configs.bc.ShardID() == shard.BeaconChainShardID && !s.state.isBeaconNode {
+		return nil
+	}
 
+	// only execute this stage in fast/snap sync mode and once we reach to pivot
 	if s.state.status.pivotBlock == nil ||
 		s.state.CurrentBlockNumber() != s.state.status.pivotBlock.NumberU64() ||
 		s.state.status.statesSynced {
diff --git a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage_statesync_full.go b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage_statesync_full.go
index d304ca1c3..c1579114b 100644
--- a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage_statesync_full.go
+++ b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stage_statesync_full.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/core"
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/internal/utils"
 	sttypes "github.com/harmony-one/harmony/p2p/stream/types"
+	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/shard"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
 	//sttypes "github.com/harmony-one/harmony/p2p/stream/types"
@@ -59,8 +60,19 @@ func (sss *StageFullStateSync) Exec(ctx context.Context, bool, invalidBlockRever
 	// for short range sync, skip this step
 	if !s.state.initSync {
 		return nil
-	} // only execute this stage in fast/snap sync mode and once we reach to pivot
+	}
+
+	// shouldn't execute for epoch chain
+	if sss.configs.bc.ShardID() == shard.BeaconChainShardID && !s.state.isBeaconNode {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// if states are already synced, don't execute this stage
+	if s.state.status.statesSynced {
+		return
+	}
 
+	// only execute this stage in fast/snap sync mode and once we reach to pivot
 	if s.state.status.pivotBlock == nil ||
 		s.state.CurrentBlockNumber() != s.state.status.pivotBlock.NumberU64() ||
 		s.state.status.statesSynced {
@@ -72,21 +84,21 @@ func (sss *StageFullStateSync) Exec(ctx context.Context, bool, invalidBlockRever
 	// if currentHead >= maxHeight {
 	// 	return nil
 	// }
-	// currProgress := s.state.CurrentBlockNumber()
 	// targetHeight := s.state.currentCycle.TargetHeight
 
-	// if errV := CreateView(ctx, sss.configs.db, tx, func(etx kv.Tx) error {
-	// 	if currProgress, err = s.CurrentStageProgress(etx); err != nil {
-	// 		return err
-	// 	}
-	// 	return nil
-	// }); errV != nil {
-	// 	return errV
-	// }
+	currProgress := uint64(0)
+	if errV := CreateView(ctx, sss.configs.db, tx, func(etx kv.Tx) error {
+		if currProgress, err = s.CurrentStageProgress(etx); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
+	}); errV != nil {
+		return errV
+	}
+	if currProgress >= s.state.status.pivotBlock.NumberU64() {
+		return nil
+	}
 
-	// if currProgress >= targetHeight {
-	// 	return nil
-	// }
 	useInternalTx := tx == nil
 	if useInternalTx {
 		var err error
@@ -109,6 +121,8 @@ func (sss *StageFullStateSync) Exec(ctx context.Context, bool, invalidBlockRever
 	scheme := sss.configs.bc.TrieDB().Scheme()
 	sdm := newFullStateDownloadManager(sss.configs.bc.ChainDb(), scheme, tx, sss.configs.bc, sss.configs.concurrency, s.state.logger)
 	sdm.setRootHash(currentBlockRootHash)
+
+	sdm.SyncStarted()
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	for i := 0; i < s.state.config.Concurrency; i++ {
 		wg.Add(1)
@@ -128,6 +142,12 @@ func (sss *StageFullStateSync) Exec(ctx context.Context, bool, invalidBlockRever
 	// states should be fully synced in this stage
 	s.state.status.statesSynced = true
 
+	if err := sss.saveProgress(s, tx); err != nil {
+		sss.configs.logger.Warn().Err(err).
+			Uint64("pivot block number", s.state.status.pivotBlock.NumberU64()).
+			Msg(WrapStagedSyncMsg("save progress for statesync stage failed"))
+	}
+
 	/*
 		gbm := s.state.gbm
 
@@ -169,8 +189,8 @@ func (sss *StageFullStateSync) runStateWorkerLoop(ctx context.Context, sdm *Full
 			return
 		default:
 		}
-		accountTasks, codes, storages, healtask, codetask, err := sdm.GetNextBatch()
-		if len(accountTasks)+len(codes)+len(storages.accounts)+len(healtask.hashes)+len(codetask.hashes) == 0 || err != nil {
+		accountTasks, codes, storages, healtask, codetask, nTasks, err := sdm.GetNextBatch()
+		if nTasks == 0 || err != nil {
 			select {
 			case <-ctx.Done():
 				return
@@ -184,8 +204,8 @@ func (sss *StageFullStateSync) runStateWorkerLoop(ctx context.Context, sdm *Full
 			task := accountTasks[0]
 			origin := task.Next
 			limit := task.Last
-			root := sdm.root
-			cap := maxRequestSize
+			root := task.root
+			cap := task.cap
 			retAccounts, proof, stid, err := sss.configs.protocol.GetAccountRange(ctx, root, origin, limit, uint64(cap))
 			if err != nil {
 				if !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) && !errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
@@ -234,10 +254,10 @@ func (sss *StageFullStateSync) runStateWorkerLoop(ctx context.Context, sdm *Full
 
 		} else if len(storages.accounts) > 0 {
 
-			root := sdm.root
+			root := storages.root
 			roots := storages.roots
 			accounts := storages.accounts
-			cap := maxRequestSize
+			cap := storages.cap
 			origin := storages.origin
 			limit := storages.limit
 			mainTask := storages.mainTask
@@ -276,13 +296,14 @@ func (sss *StageFullStateSync) runStateWorkerLoop(ctx context.Context, sdm *Full
 		} else {
 			// assign trie node Heal Tasks
 			if len(healtask.hashes) > 0 {
-				root := sdm.root
+				root := healtask.root
 				task := healtask.task
 				hashes := healtask.hashes
 				pathsets := healtask.pathsets
 				paths := healtask.paths
+				bytes := healtask.bytes
 
-				nodes, stid, err := sss.configs.protocol.GetTrieNodes(ctx, root, pathsets, maxRequestSize)
+				nodes, stid, err := sss.configs.protocol.GetTrieNodes(ctx, root, pathsets, uint64(bytes))
 				if err != nil {
 					if !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) && !errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
 						sss.configs.protocol.StreamFailed(stid, "GetTrieNodes failed")
@@ -316,7 +337,8 @@ func (sss *StageFullStateSync) runStateWorkerLoop(ctx context.Context, sdm *Full
 			if len(codetask.hashes) > 0 {
 				task := codetask.task
 				hashes := codetask.hashes
-				retCodes, stid, err := sss.configs.protocol.GetByteCodes(ctx, hashes, maxRequestSize)
+				bytes := codetask.bytes
+				retCodes, stid, err := sss.configs.protocol.GetByteCodes(ctx, hashes, uint64(bytes))
 				if err != nil {
 					if !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) && !errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
 						sss.configs.protocol.StreamFailed(stid, "GetByteCodes failed")
@@ -354,7 +376,7 @@ func (sss *StageFullStateSync) downloadByteCodes(ctx context.Context, sdm *FullS
 	for _, codeTask := range codeTasks {
 		// try to get byte codes from remote peer
 		// if any of them failed, the stid will be the id of the failed stream
-		retCodes, stid, err := sss.configs.protocol.GetByteCodes(ctx, codeTask.hashes, maxRequestSize)
+		retCodes, stid, err := sss.configs.protocol.GetByteCodes(ctx, codeTask.hashes, uint64(codeTask.cap))
 		if err != nil {
 			return stid, err
 		}
@@ -413,7 +435,7 @@ func (stg *StageFullStateSync) saveProgress(s *StageState, tx kv.RwTx) (err erro
 	}
 
 	// save progress
-	if err = s.Update(tx, s.state.CurrentBlockNumber()); err != nil {
+	if err = s.Update(tx, s.state.status.pivotBlock.NumberU64()); err != nil {
 		utils.Logger().Error().
 			Err(err).
 			Msgf("[STAGED_SYNC] saving progress for block States stage failed")
diff --git a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/staged_stream_sync.go b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/staged_stream_sync.go
index 03340eb15..1782068b2 100644
--- a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/staged_stream_sync.go
+++ b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/staged_stream_sync.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/internal/utils"
 	syncproto "github.com/harmony-one/harmony/p2p/stream/protocols/sync"
 	sttypes "github.com/harmony-one/harmony/p2p/stream/types"
+	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/shard"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/kv"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
@@ -405,6 +406,11 @@ func (s *StagedStreamSync) Run(ctx context.Context, db kv.RwDB, tx kv.RwTx, firs
 			continue
 		}
 
+		// TODO: enable this part after make sure all works well
+		// if !s.canExecute(stage) {
+		// 	continue
+		// }
+
 		if err := s.runStage(ctx, stage, db, tx, firstCycle, s.invalidBlock.Active); err != nil {
 			utils.Logger().Error().
 				Err(err).
@@ -431,6 +437,55 @@ func (s *StagedStreamSync) Run(ctx context.Context, db kv.RwDB, tx kv.RwTx, firs
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (s *StagedStreamSync) canExecute(stage *Stage) bool {
+	// check range mode
+	if stage.RangeMode != LongRangeAndShortRange {
+		isLongRange := s.initSync
+		switch stage.RangeMode {
+		case OnlyLongRange:
+			if !isLongRange {
+				return false
+			}
+		case OnlyShortRange:
+			if isLongRange {
+				return false
+			}
+		default:
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	// check chain execution
+	if stage.ChainExecutionMode != AllChains {
+		shardID := s.bc.ShardID()
+		isBeaconNode := s.isBeaconNode
+		isShardChain := shardID != shard.BeaconChainShardID
+		isEpochChain := shardID == shard.BeaconChainShardID && !isBeaconNode
+		switch stage.ChainExecutionMode {
+		case AllChainsExceptEpochChain:
+			if isEpochChain {
+				return false
+			}
+		case OnlyBeaconNode:
+			if !isBeaconNode {
+				return false
+			}
+		case OnlyShardChain:
+			if !isShardChain {
+				return false
+			}
+		case OnlyEpochChain:
+			if !isEpochChain {
+				return false
+			}
+		default:
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
 // CreateView creates a view for a given db
 func CreateView(ctx context.Context, db kv.RwDB, tx kv.Tx, f func(tx kv.Tx) error) error {
 	if tx != nil {
diff --git a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stages.go b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stages.go
index 6ad9e4519..33f3b293b 100644
--- a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stages.go
+++ b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/stages.go
@@ -8,15 +8,16 @@ import (
 type SyncStageID string
 
 const (
-	Heads       SyncStageID = "Heads"       // Heads are downloaded
-	ShortRange  SyncStageID = "ShortRange"  // short range
-	SyncEpoch   SyncStageID = "SyncEpoch"   // epoch sync
-	BlockBodies SyncStageID = "BlockBodies" // Block bodies are downloaded, TxHash and UncleHash are getting verified
-	States      SyncStageID = "States"      // will construct most recent state from downloaded blocks
-	StateSync   SyncStageID = "StateSync"   // State sync
-	Receipts    SyncStageID = "Receipts"    // Receipts
-	LastMile    SyncStageID = "LastMile"    // update blocks after sync and update last mile blocks as well
-	Finish      SyncStageID = "Finish"      // Nominal stage after all other stages
+	Heads         SyncStageID = "Heads"         // Heads are downloaded
+	ShortRange    SyncStageID = "ShortRange"    // short range
+	SyncEpoch     SyncStageID = "SyncEpoch"     // epoch sync
+	BlockBodies   SyncStageID = "BlockBodies"   // Block bodies are downloaded, TxHash and UncleHash are getting verified
+	States        SyncStageID = "States"        // will construct most recent state from downloaded blocks
+	StateSync     SyncStageID = "StateSync"     // State sync
+	FullStateSync SyncStageID = "FullStateSync" // Full State Sync
+	Receipts      SyncStageID = "Receipts"      // Receipts
+	LastMile      SyncStageID = "LastMile"      // update blocks after sync and update last mile blocks as well
+	Finish        SyncStageID = "Finish"        // Nominal stage after all other stages
 )
 
 // GetStageName returns the stage name in string
diff --git a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/state_sync_full.go b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/state_sync_full.go
index c98dcbafd..14cdb1f59 100644
--- a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/state_sync_full.go
+++ b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/state_sync_full.go
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ var (
 type accountTask struct {
 	id uint64 //unique id for account task
 
+	root   common.Hash
+	origin common.Hash
+	limit  common.Hash
+	cap    int
+
 	// These fields get serialized to leveldb on shutdown
 	Next     common.Hash                    // Next account to sync in this interval
 	Last     common.Hash                    // Last account to sync in this interval
@@ -229,16 +234,19 @@ type byteCodeTasksBundle struct {
 	id     uint64 //unique id for bytecode task bundle
 	task   *accountTask
 	hashes []common.Hash
+	cap    int
 }
 
 type storageTaskBundle struct {
 	id       uint64 //unique id for storage task bundle
+	root     common.Hash
 	accounts []common.Hash
 	roots    []common.Hash
 	mainTask *accountTask
 	subtask  *storageTask
 	origin   common.Hash
 	limit    common.Hash
+	cap      int
 }
 
 // healTask represents the sync task for healing the snap-synced chunk boundaries.
@@ -251,6 +259,7 @@ type healTask struct {
 	pathsets    []*message.TrieNodePathSet
 	task        *healTask
 	root        common.Hash
+	bytes       int
 	byteCodeReq bool
 }
 
@@ -259,7 +268,6 @@ type tasks struct {
 	storageTasks map[uint64]*storageTaskBundle   // Set of trie node tasks currently queued for retrieval, indexed by path
 	codeTasks    map[uint64]*byteCodeTasksBundle // Set of byte code tasks currently queued for retrieval, indexed by hash
 	healer       map[uint64]*healTask
-	snapped      bool // Flag to signal that snap phase is done
 }
 
 func newTasks() *tasks {
@@ -268,7 +276,6 @@ func newTasks() *tasks {
 		storageTasks: make(map[uint64]*storageTaskBundle, 0),
 		codeTasks:    make(map[uint64]*byteCodeTasksBundle),
 		healer:       make(map[uint64]*healTask, 0),
-		snapped:      false,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -399,8 +406,6 @@ type FullStateDownloadManager struct {
 	storageSynced  uint64             // Number of storage slots downloaded
 	storageBytes   common.StorageSize // Number of storage trie bytes persisted to disk
 
-	pend sync.WaitGroup // Tracks network request goroutines for graceful shutdown
-
 	stateWriter        ethdb.Batch        // Shared batch writer used for persisting raw states
 	accountHealed      uint64             // Number of accounts downloaded during the healing stage
 	accountHealedBytes common.StorageSize // Number of raw account bytes persisted to disk during the healing stage
@@ -420,6 +425,9 @@ type FullStateDownloadManager struct {
 	bytecodeHealBytes  common.StorageSize // Number of bytecodes persisted to disk
 	bytecodeHealDups   uint64             // Number of bytecodes already processed
 	bytecodeHealNops   uint64             // Number of bytecodes not requested
+
+	startTime time.Time // Time instance when snapshot sync started
+	logTime   time.Time // Time instance when status was last reported
 }
 
 func newFullStateDownloadManager(db ethdb.KeyValueStore,
@@ -430,18 +438,19 @@ func newFullStateDownloadManager(db ethdb.KeyValueStore,
 	logger zerolog.Logger) *FullStateDownloadManager {
 
 	return &FullStateDownloadManager{
-		db:          db,
-		scheme:      scheme,
-		bc:          bc,
-		stateWriter: db.NewBatch(),
-		tx:          tx,
-		keccak:      sha3.NewLegacyKeccak256().(crypto.KeccakState),
-		concurrency: concurrency,
-		logger:      logger,
-		tasks:       newTasks(),
-		requesting:  newTasks(),
-		processing:  newTasks(),
-		retries:     newTasks(),
+		db:                   db,
+		scheme:               scheme,
+		bc:                   bc,
+		stateWriter:          db.NewBatch(),
+		tx:                   tx,
+		keccak:               sha3.NewLegacyKeccak256().(crypto.KeccakState),
+		concurrency:          concurrency,
+		logger:               logger,
+		tasks:                newTasks(),
+		requesting:           newTasks(),
+		processing:           newTasks(),
+		retries:              newTasks(),
+		trienodeHealThrottle: maxTrienodeHealThrottle, // Tune downward instead of insta-filling with junk
 	}
 }
 
@@ -531,6 +540,12 @@ func (s *FullStateDownloadManager) commitHealer(force bool) {
 	utils.Logger().Debug().Str("type", "trienodes").Interface("bytes", common.StorageSize(batch.ValueSize())).Msg("Persisted set of healing data")
 }
 
+func (s *FullStateDownloadManager) SyncStarted() {
+	if s.startTime == (time.Time{}) {
+		s.startTime = time.Now()
+	}
+}
+
 func (s *FullStateDownloadManager) SyncCompleted() {
 	defer func() { // Persist any progress, independent of failure
 		for _, task := range s.tasks.accountTasks {
@@ -556,7 +571,8 @@ func (s *FullStateDownloadManager) SyncCompleted() {
 		utils.Logger().Debug().Interface("root", s.root).Msg("Terminating snapshot sync cycle")
 	}()
 
-	utils.Logger().Debug().Msg("Snapshot sync already completed")
+	elapsed := time.Since(s.startTime)
+	utils.Logger().Debug().Interface("elapsed", elapsed).Msg("Snapshot sync already completed")
 }
 
 // getNextBatch returns objects with a maximum of n state download
@@ -566,38 +582,30 @@ func (s *FullStateDownloadManager) GetNextBatch() (accounts []*accountTask,
 	storages *storageTaskBundle,
 	healtask *healTask,
 	codetask *healTask,
+	nItems int,
 	err error) {
 
 	s.lock.Lock()
 	defer s.lock.Unlock()
 
-	accounts, codes, storages, healtask, codetask = s.getBatchFromRetries()
-	nItems := len(accounts) + len(codes) + len(storages.roots) + len(healtask.hashes) + len(codetask.hashes)
+	accounts, codes, storages, healtask, codetask, nItems = s.getBatchFromRetries()
 
 	if nItems > 0 {
 		return
 	}
 
 	if len(s.tasks.accountTasks) == 0 && s.scheduler.Pending() == 0 {
-		if nItems == 0 {
-			s.SyncCompleted()
-		}
+		s.SyncCompleted()
 		return
 	}
 
 	// Refill available tasks from the scheduler.
-	withHealTasks := true
-	if healtask != nil || codetask != nil {
-		withHealTasks = false
-	}
-	newAccounts, newCodes, newStorageTaskBundle, newHealTask, newCodeTask := s.getBatchFromUnprocessed(withHealTasks)
+	newAccounts, newCodes, newStorageTaskBundle, newHealTask, newCodeTask, nItems := s.getBatchFromUnprocessed()
 	accounts = append(accounts, newAccounts...)
 	codes = append(codes, newCodes...)
 	storages = newStorageTaskBundle
-	if withHealTasks {
-		healtask = newHealTask
-		codetask = newCodeTask
-	}
+	healtask = newHealTask
+	codetask = newCodeTask
 
 	return
 }
@@ -714,7 +722,7 @@ func (s *FullStateDownloadManager) loadSyncStatus() {
 	// Either we've failed to decode the previous state, or there was none.
 	// Start a fresh sync by chunking up the account range and scheduling
 	// them for retrieval.
-	s.tasks.accountTasks = nil
+	s.tasks = newTasks()
 	s.accountSynced, s.accountBytes = 0, 0
 	s.bytecodeSynced, s.bytecodeBytes = 0, 0
 	s.storageSynced, s.storageBytes = 0, 0
@@ -921,16 +929,18 @@ func (s *FullStateDownloadManager) updateStats(written, duplicate, unexpected in
 
 // getBatchFromUnprocessed returns objects with a maximum of n unprocessed state download
 // tasks to send to the remote peer.
-func (s *FullStateDownloadManager) getBatchFromUnprocessed(withHealTasks bool) (
+func (s *FullStateDownloadManager) getBatchFromUnprocessed() (
 	accounts []*accountTask,
 	codes []*byteCodeTasksBundle,
 	storages *storageTaskBundle,
 	healtask *healTask,
-	codetask *healTask) {
+	codetask *healTask,
+	count int) {
 
 	// over trie nodes as those can be written to disk and forgotten about.
 	codes = make([]*byteCodeTasksBundle, 0)
 	accounts = make([]*accountTask, 0)
+	count = 0
 
 	for i, task := range s.tasks.accountTasks {
 		// Stop when we've gathered enough requests
@@ -956,12 +966,18 @@ func (s *FullStateDownloadManager) getBatchFromUnprocessed(withHealTasks bool) (
 			break
 		}
 
+		task.root = s.root
+		task.origin = task.Next
+		task.limit = task.Last
+		task.cap = maxRequestSize
+		task.requested = true
 		s.tasks.accountTasks[i].requested = true
 		accounts = append(accounts, task)
 		s.requesting.addAccountTask(task.id, task)
 		s.tasks.addAccountTask(task.id, task)
 
 		// one task account is enough for an stream
+		count = len(accounts)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -997,6 +1013,7 @@ func (s *FullStateDownloadManager) getBatchFromUnprocessed(withHealTasks bool) (
 			id:     taskID,
 			hashes: hashes,
 			task:   task,
+			cap:    maxRequestSize,
 		}
 		codes = append(codes, bytecodeTask)
 
@@ -1005,12 +1022,14 @@ func (s *FullStateDownloadManager) getBatchFromUnprocessed(withHealTasks bool) (
 
 		// Stop when we've gathered enough requests
 		if totalHashes >= maxCodeRequestCount {
+			count = totalHashes
 			return
 		}
 	}
 
 	// if we found some codes, can assign it to node
 	if totalHashes > 0 {
+		count = totalHashes
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -1020,14 +1039,8 @@ func (s *FullStateDownloadManager) getBatchFromUnprocessed(withHealTasks bool) (
 			continue
 		}
 
-		// TODO: check cap calculations (shouldn't give us big chunk)
-		// if cap > maxRequestSize {
-		// 	cap = maxRequestSize
-		// }
-		// if cap < minRequestSize { // Don't bother with peers below a bare minimum performance
-		// 	cap = minRequestSize
-		// }
-		storageSets := maxRequestSize / 1024
+		cap := maxRequestSize
+		storageSets := cap / 1024
 
 		storages = &storageTaskBundle{
 			accounts: make([]common.Hash, 0, storageSets),
@@ -1089,23 +1102,21 @@ func (s *FullStateDownloadManager) getBatchFromUnprocessed(withHealTasks bool) (
 			storages.origin = storages.subtask.Next
 			storages.limit = storages.subtask.Last
 		}
+		storages.root = s.root
+		storages.cap = cap
 		s.tasks.addStorageTaskBundle(taskID, storages)
 		s.requesting.addStorageTaskBundle(taskID, storages)
-
+		count = len(storages.accounts)
 		return
 	}
 
 	if len(storages.accounts) > 0 {
-		return
-	}
-
-	if !withHealTasks {
+		count = len(storages.accounts)
 		return
 	}
 
 	// Sync phase done, run heal phase
-
-	// Iterate over pending tasks and try to find a peer to retrieve with
+	// Iterate over pending tasks
 	for (len(s.tasks.healer) > 0 && len(s.tasks.healer[0].hashes) > 0) || s.scheduler.Pending() > 0 {
 		// If there are not enough trie tasks queued to fully assign, fill the
 		// queue from the state sync scheduler. The trie synced schedules these
@@ -1129,7 +1140,7 @@ func (s *FullStateDownloadManager) getBatchFromUnprocessed(withHealTasks bool) (
 
 		// If all the heal tasks are bytecodes or already downloading, bail
 		if len(s.tasks.healer[0].trieTasks) == 0 {
-			return
+			break
 		}
 		// Generate the network query and send it to the peer
 		// if cap > maxTrieRequestCount {
@@ -1177,6 +1188,7 @@ func (s *FullStateDownloadManager) getBatchFromUnprocessed(withHealTasks bool) (
 			pathsets:    pathsets,
 			root:        s.root,
 			task:        s.tasks.healer[0],
+			bytes:       maxRequestSize,
 			byteCodeReq: false,
 		}
 
@@ -1184,6 +1196,7 @@ func (s *FullStateDownloadManager) getBatchFromUnprocessed(withHealTasks bool) (
 		s.requesting.addHealerTask(taskID, healtask)
 
 		if len(hashes) > 0 {
+			count = len(hashes)
 			return
 		}
 	}
@@ -1205,7 +1218,7 @@ func (s *FullStateDownloadManager) getBatchFromUnprocessed(withHealTasks bool) (
 
 		// If all the heal tasks are trienodes or already downloading, bail
 		if len(s.tasks.healer[0].codeTasks) == 0 {
-			return
+			break
 		}
 		// Task pending retrieval, try to find an idle peer. If no such peer
 		// exists, we probably assigned tasks for all (or they are stateless).
@@ -1243,9 +1256,10 @@ func (s *FullStateDownloadManager) getBatchFromUnprocessed(withHealTasks bool) (
 			id:          taskID,
 			hashes:      hashes,
 			task:        s.tasks.healer[0],
+			bytes:       maxRequestSize,
 			byteCodeReq: true,
 		}
-
+		count = len(hashes)
 		s.tasks.healer[taskID] = codetask
 		s.requesting.addHealerTask(taskID, healtask)
 	}
@@ -1272,7 +1286,8 @@ func (s *FullStateDownloadManager) getBatchFromRetries() (
 	codes []*byteCodeTasksBundle,
 	storages *storageTaskBundle,
 	healtask *healTask,
-	codetask *healTask) {
+	codetask *healTask,
+	count int) {
 
 	// over trie nodes as those can be written to disk and forgotten about.
 	accounts = make([]*accountTask, 0)
@@ -1290,6 +1305,7 @@ func (s *FullStateDownloadManager) getBatchFromRetries() (
 	}
 
 	if len(accounts) > 0 {
+		count = len(accounts)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -1301,6 +1317,7 @@ func (s *FullStateDownloadManager) getBatchFromRetries() (
 	}
 
 	if len(codes) > 0 {
+		count = len(codes)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -1316,10 +1333,7 @@ func (s *FullStateDownloadManager) getBatchFromRetries() (
 		}
 		s.requesting.addStorageTaskBundle(storages.id, storages)
 		s.retries.deleteStorageTaskBundle(storages.id)
-		return
-	}
-
-	if len(storages.accounts) > 0 {
+		count = len(storages.accounts)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -1338,6 +1352,7 @@ func (s *FullStateDownloadManager) getBatchFromRetries() (
 				}
 				s.requesting.addHealerTask(id, task)
 				s.retries.deleteHealerTask(id)
+				count = len(task.hashes)
 				return
 			}
 			if task.byteCodeReq {
@@ -1352,11 +1367,13 @@ func (s *FullStateDownloadManager) getBatchFromRetries() (
 				}
 				s.requesting.addHealerTask(id, task)
 				s.retries.deleteHealerTask(id)
+				count = len(task.hashes)
 				return
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
+	count = 0
 	return
 }
 
@@ -1371,14 +1388,18 @@ func (s *FullStateDownloadManager) HandleRequestError(accounts []*accountTask,
 	s.lock.Lock()
 	defer s.lock.Unlock()
 
-	for _, task := range accounts {
-		s.requesting.deleteAccountTask(task.id)
-		s.retries.addAccountTask(task.id, task)
+	if accounts != nil && len(accounts) > 0 {
+		for _, task := range accounts {
+			s.requesting.deleteAccountTask(task.id)
+			s.retries.addAccountTask(task.id, task)
+		}
 	}
 
-	for _, code := range codes {
-		s.requesting.deleteCodeTask(code.id)
-		s.retries.addCodeTask(code.id, code)
+	if codes != nil && len(codes) > 0 {
+		for _, code := range codes {
+			s.requesting.deleteCodeTask(code.id)
+			s.retries.addCodeTask(code.id, code)
+		}
 	}
 
 	if storages != nil {
diff --git a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/syncing.go b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/syncing.go
index e6879a523..c3bc585f2 100644
--- a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/syncing.go
+++ b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/syncing.go
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ func CreateStagedSync(ctx context.Context,
 	stageBodiesCfg := NewStageBodiesCfg(bc, mainDB, dbs, config.Concurrency, protocol, isBeaconNode, extractReceiptHashes, config.LogProgress)
 	stageStatesCfg := NewStageStatesCfg(bc, mainDB, dbs, config.Concurrency, logger, config.LogProgress)
 	stageStateSyncCfg := NewStageStateSyncCfg(bc, mainDB, config.Concurrency, protocol, logger, config.LogProgress)
+	stageFullStateSyncCfg := NewStageFullStateSyncCfg(bc, mainDB, config.Concurrency, protocol, logger, config.LogProgress)
 	stageReceiptsCfg := NewStageReceiptsCfg(bc, mainDB, dbs, config.Concurrency, protocol, isBeaconNode, config.LogProgress)
 	lastMileCfg := NewStageLastMileCfg(ctx, bc, mainDB)
 	stageFinishCfg := NewStageFinishCfg(mainDB)
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ func CreateStagedSync(ctx context.Context,
 		stageShortRangeCfg,
 		stageBodiesCfg,
 		stageStateSyncCfg,
+		stageFullStateSyncCfg,
 		stageStatesCfg,
 		stageReceiptsCfg,
 		lastMileCfg,
diff --git a/internal/configs/sharding/partner.go b/internal/configs/sharding/partner.go
index 99ea96141..93cc4139d 100644
--- a/internal/configs/sharding/partner.go
+++ b/internal/configs/sharding/partner.go
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ const (
 
 func (ps partnerSchedule) InstanceForEpoch(epoch *big.Int) Instance {
 	switch {
+	case params.PartnerChainConfig.IsDevnetExternalEpoch(epoch):
+		return partnerV3
 	case params.PartnerChainConfig.IsHIP30(epoch):
 		return partnerV2
 	case epoch.Cmp(params.PartnerChainConfig.StakingEpoch) >= 0:
@@ -111,3 +113,11 @@ var partnerV2 = MustNewInstance(
 	hip30CollectionAddressTestnet, partnerReshardingEpoch,
 	PartnerSchedule.BlocksPerEpoch(),
 )
+var partnerV3 = MustNewInstance(
+	2, 5, 1, 0,
+	numeric.MustNewDecFromStr("0.1"), genesis.TNHarmonyAccounts,
+	genesis.TNFoundationalAccounts, emptyAllowlist,
+	feeCollectorsDevnet[1], numeric.MustNewDecFromStr("0.25"),
+	hip30CollectionAddressTestnet, partnerReshardingEpoch,
+	PartnerSchedule.BlocksPerEpoch(),
+)
diff --git a/internal/params/config.go b/internal/params/config.go
index 7395c8c33..67e9ff453 100644
--- a/internal/params/config.go
+++ b/internal/params/config.go
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ var (
 		ValidatorCodeFixEpoch:                 big.NewInt(1535), // 2023-07-20 05:51:07+00:00
 		HIP30Epoch:                            big.NewInt(1673), // 2023-11-02 17:30:00+00:00
 		BlockGas30MEpoch:                      big.NewInt(1673), // 2023-11-02 17:30:00+00:00
-		MaxRateEpoch:                          big.NewInt(1733), // 2023-12-17 12:20:15+00:00
+		MaxRateEpoch:                          EpochTBD,
+		DevnetExternalEpoch:                   EpochTBD,
 	}
 
 	// TestnetChainConfig contains the chain parameters to run a node on the harmony test network.
@@ -119,7 +120,8 @@ var (
 		ValidatorCodeFixEpoch:                 big.NewInt(1296), // 2023-04-28 07:14:20+00:00
 		HIP30Epoch:                            big.NewInt(2176), // 2023-10-12 10:00:00+00:00
 		BlockGas30MEpoch:                      big.NewInt(2176), // 2023-10-12 10:00:00+00:00
-		MaxRateEpoch:                          big.NewInt(2520), // 2023-12-16 12:17:14+00:00
+		MaxRateEpoch:                          EpochTBD,
+		DevnetExternalEpoch:                   EpochTBD,
 	}
 	// PangaeaChainConfig contains the chain parameters for the Pangaea network.
 	// All features except for CrossLink are enabled at launch.
@@ -164,6 +166,7 @@ var (
 		HIP30Epoch:                            EpochTBD,
 		BlockGas30MEpoch:                      big.NewInt(0),
 		MaxRateEpoch:                          EpochTBD,
+		DevnetExternalEpoch:                   EpochTBD,
 	}
 
 	// PartnerChainConfig contains the chain parameters for the Partner network.
@@ -209,6 +212,7 @@ var (
 		HIP30Epoch:                            big.NewInt(7),
 		BlockGas30MEpoch:                      big.NewInt(7),
 		MaxRateEpoch:                          EpochTBD,
+		DevnetExternalEpoch:                   EpochTBD,
 	}
 
 	// StressnetChainConfig contains the chain parameters for the Stress test network.
@@ -254,6 +258,7 @@ var (
 		HIP30Epoch:                            EpochTBD,
 		BlockGas30MEpoch:                      big.NewInt(0),
 		MaxRateEpoch:                          EpochTBD,
+		DevnetExternalEpoch:                   EpochTBD,
 	}
 
 	// LocalnetChainConfig contains the chain parameters to run for local development.
@@ -298,6 +303,7 @@ var (
 		HIP30Epoch:                            EpochTBD,
 		BlockGas30MEpoch:                      big.NewInt(0),
 		MaxRateEpoch:                          EpochTBD,
+		DevnetExternalEpoch:                   EpochTBD,
 	}
 
 	// AllProtocolChanges ...
@@ -344,6 +350,7 @@ var (
 		big.NewInt(0),                      // BlockGas30M
 		big.NewInt(0),                      // BlockGas30M
 		big.NewInt(0),                      // MaxRateEpoch
+		big.NewInt(0),
 	}
 
 	// TestChainConfig ...
@@ -390,6 +397,7 @@ var (
 		big.NewInt(0),        // HIP30Epoch
 		big.NewInt(0),        // BlockGas30M
 		big.NewInt(0),        // MaxRateEpoch
+		big.NewInt(0),
 	}
 
 	// TestRules ...
@@ -554,6 +562,8 @@ type ChainConfig struct {
 	// 4. Change the minimum validator commission from 5 to 7% (all nets)
 	HIP30Epoch *big.Int `json:"hip30-epoch,omitempty"`
 
+	DevnetExternalEpoch *big.Int `json:"devnet-external-epoch,omitempty"`
+
 	BlockGas30MEpoch *big.Int `json:"block-gas-30m-epoch,omitempty"`
 
 	// MaxRateEpoch will make sure the validator max-rate is at least equal to the minRate + the validator max-rate-increase
@@ -817,6 +827,10 @@ func (c *ChainConfig) IsHIP30(epoch *big.Int) bool {
 	return isForked(c.HIP30Epoch, epoch)
 }
 
+func (c *ChainConfig) IsDevnetExternalEpoch(epoch *big.Int) bool {
+	return isForked(c.DevnetExternalEpoch, epoch)
+}
+
 func (c *ChainConfig) IsMaxRate(epoch *big.Int) bool {
 	return isForked(c.MaxRateEpoch, epoch)
 }