From 91730ae16e458d442c92ca078549b3c7f8b5f90f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dipun Mistry Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 00:18:04 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update routing.asciidoc some minor mistakes found while reading. --- routing.asciidoc | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/routing.asciidoc b/routing.asciidoc index 5fd5533..bbcfc25 100644 --- a/routing.asciidoc +++ b/routing.asciidoc @@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ == Routing on a Network of Payment channels In this section we will finally unpack how payment channels can be connected to a network of other payment channels via a process called _routing_. Note that we separate the concept of _routing_ from the concept of _path finding_. -Routing refers to the series of interactions across the network that allow a payment to _flow_ from point A to point B, i.e. the _active_ process of process of sending a payment. +Routing refers to the series of interactions across the network that allow a payment to _flow_ from point A to point B, i.e. the _active_ process of sending a payment. An important rule of thumb is that it's possible for a _path_ to exist between Alice and Bob, yet there may not be an active _route_ on which to send the payment. One example is the scenario where all the nodes connecting Alice and Bob are currently off-line. -In theory, one can examine the _channel graph_ and connect a series of payment channels from Alice to Beb, hence a _path_ exists. +In theory, one can examine the _channel graph_ and connect a series of payment channels from Alice to Bob, hence a _path_ exists. However, as the intermediary nodes are offline, the payment cannot be sent and so no _route_ exists. The innovation of routed payment channels allows our gamer Gloria to receive funds from her fans without maintaining a separate channel with every one of her fans who want to tip her.