From info at AndySchroder.com Wed Jun 20 18:57:54 2018 From: info at AndySchroder.com (Andy Schroder) Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:57:54 -0400 Subject: [Lightning-dev] Mesh network problem In-Reply-To: <1103014951.2711843.1529518519958@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1103014951.2711843.1529518519958.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1103014951.2711843.1529518519958@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <30E32B10-DE70-4CF0-A8A8-C4E561730E12@AndySchroder.com> Who do you think controls the routing table for the internet? Is the internet not a mesh network? -- Andy Schroder On June 20, 2018 2:15:19 PM EDT, Joseph Hoane via Lightning-dev wrote: >I root for the Lightening Network?s success, but it seems to have an >inherent weakness. Since?routing tables are not part of the >architecture?how can the sender chose the next recipient so as to >effect?an efficient path to the ultimate receiver? With no routing >table available the next receiver's connection to the remote ultimate >receiver or to the ultimate receiver?s proximate connections is >unknown. Even a powerful bridge node will not know an efficient >subsequent path and could send the message on in exactly the most >inefficient direction. How does choosing an efficient next intermediate >receiver not remain a guess, a shot in the dark?? >I don?t think any solution to the mesh network routing problem has been >found.?What am I missing here?? Thanks. > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >Lightning-dev mailing list >Lightning-dev at lists.linuxfoundation.org >https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/lightning-dev -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: