DigitalE wrote:
> Request for comments:
> 
> New variable:
> Peak Specialization (PS)
> Nodes look for a peak in their datastore around a
certain key and store 
> its position as their Peak Specialization (PS) which
is advertised to 
> other nodes whenever a connection is made and stored
in routing tables. 
> This way each node knows the PS of every node
connecting to it and every 
> node in its routing table.
> 
> New Communication:
> Similar node discovery
> Nodes with similar PS regularly connect and exchange
lists of other 
> nodes that have a similar PS.
> 
> Routing Table(RT):
> Over time each node builds up a comprehensive list
of nodes with a 
> similar PS and keeps as many of these nodes as
possible in its RT. It 
> also keeps a much smaller but substantial number of
nodes that fall to 
> the left or right of its PS. The rest of the RT is
pruned so that only a 
> small number of nodes remain for other areas of the
keyspace.
> 
[snip]

Doesn't Freenet already do something like that? I
though the estimators 
we're already passed when a node gets added to the
routing table?

If this isn't the same thing, how is this compared as
to what is being 
done now?


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