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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 29 Jul \ parent \ on: How Does Bitchat Work? tech
from https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat
TTL-based message routing (max 7 hops)
There’s a limit on hops, so yeah, there’s a limit on communication. But since it works offline, messages still get delivered once you're back in range. Still don’t get why there’s a hops limit though.
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33 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 29 Jul
Same reason why any network has a hop limit:
In computer networking, TTL (Time to live) prevents a data packet from circulating indefinitely.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 29 Jul
Yeah, that makes sense, kinda guessed it was something like that.
A Gif: 10KM Relay for Long-Range Hops 🚀 #337 https://github.com/orgs/permissionlesstech/discussions/337
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