From 96fbd84587cba4b2129bc6e2c89aed1b47596bc1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Olaoluwa Osuntokun Date: Tue, 5 May 2020 20:58:00 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] ch-path-finding: add chapter overview --- path-finding.asciidoc | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) create mode 100644 path-finding.asciidoc diff --git a/path-finding.asciidoc b/path-finding.asciidoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..16ae127 --- /dev/null +++ b/path-finding.asciidoc @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +Chapter overview: + * How path finding works in the network + +Relevant questions to answer: + * What is packet switching? What is circuit switching? Which one does LN use today? + * In the abstract what is path finding? + * What is dijkstra's? What modifications need to be made to apply it to this domain? + * Why must path finding happen backwards (receiver to sender)? + * How is the information contained in a channel update used in path finding? + * How can errors sent during payment routing help the sender to narrow their search space? + * What is payment splitting? How does it work? + * What information can be sent to intermediate and the final node aside from the critical routing data? + * What are multi-hop locks? What addition privacy and security guarantees to they offer? + * How can the flexible onion space be used to enabled packet switching in the network?