[Off-Chain] Enhance RelayMiner and Gateway Communication Protocols

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Objective

Enhance the communication protocol between RelayMiners and Gateways for RelayRequest/RelayResponse exchanges while maintaining support for existing protocols.

Origin Document

Currently, the communication between the AppGateServer and the RelayMiner uses HTTP. This could be improved by adopting a more generic and performant protocol, such as pure TCP or QUIC

Goals

• Investigate potential communication protocols for RelayMiner<->Gateway select the most suitable one.
• Modify the RelayMiner config to support multiple communication protocols.
• Implement the chosen protocol's server in the RelayMiner.
• Implement the chosen protocol's client in the AppGateServer.

Deliverables

• [ ] A research document evaluating different communication protocols and recommending the best option.
• [ ] A single PR that includes:
  • Updates to the RelayMiner configuration to support multiple communication protocols.
  • Server implementation of the new protocol in the RelayMiner
  • Client implementation of the new protocol in the AppGateServer

Non-goals / Non-deliverables

• The new communication protocol should complement, not replace, the existing protocol.

General deliverables

• [ ] Comments: Add/update TODOs and comments alongside the source code so it is easier to follow.
• [ ] Testing: Add new tests (unit and/or E2E) to the test suite.
• [ ] Makefile: Add new targets to the Makefile to make the new functionality easier to use.
• [ ] Documentation: Update architectural or development READMEs; use mermaid diagrams where appropriate.

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