On Monday, September 10, 2012 3:07:52 PM Matthew Mitchell wrote: > Here is a BIP draft for improving the block relaying and validation so that > it can be done in parallel and so that redundancy can be removed. This > becomes more beneficial the larger the block sizes are. > > https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/User:MatthewLM/ImprovedBlockRelayingProposal
Most of the problem with block propagation lies in implementation, not protocol... Distributing missing transaction on an as-needed basis is a possible improvement at the protocol level, but there hasn't (AFAIK) been any research into whether the little benefit outweighs the cost yet. In any case, I don't see why 6 new messages are needed instead of simply adding a single new type to getinv? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
