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Chapter overview:
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* describes how channels are put together at the script+transaction level
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* details how a channel if funded in the protocol
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* details how a channel is updated in the protocol
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* describes what needs to happen when a channel is force closed
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Relevant questions to answer:
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* Channel construction:
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* What's the difference between a replace-by-revocation based and a replace-by-versioning commitment format?
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* What does the funding output script look like, what security guarantees does it give us?
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* What's the difference between CSV and CLTV? How do both of these use the existing fields of the transaction to enforce new behavior?
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* How do we implement revocation in our channel format?
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* What does the script on the commitment to the broadcaster look like?
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* What does the script on the commitment for the party that didn't broadcast look like?
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* How are HTLCs constructed? What are second-level HTLCs?
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* How has the commitment format in LN changed over time? What are some of the changes to the commitment format that've happened?
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* Funding flow and messages:
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* What are the messages exchanged to initiate a new channel with another peer?
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* What do the parameters such as the max in flight do?
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* How should the CSV values and the number of blocks until a channel is considered confirmed change with the size of the channel?
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* What are wumbo channels? How are they enabled?
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* What is an upfront shutdown address? What security does it offer?
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* Is it possible to open multiple channels in a single transaction?
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* Channel state machine:
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* What does Medium Access Control mean in the context of network protocols?
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* At a high level, how does the MAC protocol for 802.11 work?
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* What steps need to happen for a new commitment state to be proposed and irrevocably committed for both parties?
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* When is it safe for a party to forward a new HTLC to another peer? (may be out of scope for this chapter)
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* Is it possible to commit a
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* How does the current MAC protocol for the LN work?
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* What does an htlc_add message contain?
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* How are HTLCs cancelled or settled?
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* Can both parties propose updates at the same time?
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* Is it possible for a party to add a batch of HTLCs in a single go?
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* What constraints exist that both parties need to adhere to?
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* How are fees paid in a channel? Who pays which fees? Has this changed with newer commitment formats?
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* How would the MAC protocol need to change if we used channels with symmetric state?
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