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