Scalability through Prefix Filtering
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Introduction
This page describes a proposal for a way to make Bitmessage scalable.
Summary of the proposal
- Each Bitmessage address has a unique 'prefix value' and a 'prefix length' value. These values determine the balance between anonymity and efficiency that the owner of the address will have when receiving XXX.
- Each node in the Bitmessage network chooses to deal with a certain proportion of the total network traffic, based on its capacity.
- Each then randomly selects a segment of the network with a size that matches the XXX
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Reasoning behind the proposal
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Proposed changes
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Examples
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Notes
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Idea: POW variable by prefix specificity
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