Who do you think controls the routing table for the internet? Is the internet not a mesh network?
-- Andy Schroder On June 20, 2018 2:15:19 PM EDT, Joseph Hoane via Lightning-dev <lightning-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote: >I root for the Lightening Network’s success, but it seems to have an >inherent weakness. Since routing tables are not part of the >architecture how can the sender chose the next recipient so as to >effect an efficient path to the ultimate receiver? With no routing >table available the next receiver's connection to the remote ultimate >receiver or to the ultimate receiver’s proximate connections is >unknown. Even a powerful bridge node will not know an efficient >subsequent path and could send the message on in exactly the most >inefficient direction. How does choosing an efficient next intermediate >receiver not remain a guess, a shot in the dark? >I don’t think any solution to the mesh network routing problem has been >found. What am I missing here? Thanks. > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >Lightning-dev mailing list >Lightning-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org >https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/lightning-dev
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