Subj : Re: Is binkp/d's security model kaputt?
To   : deon
From : Avon
Date : Fri Sep 10 2021 04:03 pm

On 09 Sep 2021 at 12:32p, deon pondered and said...
 
 de> So for "Packets" (and message headers/meta data), I am interested in
 de> shaving off as many bytes as possible. I would love to see other network
 de> mediums available to use (if anything to play with), and the things I'm
 de> interested in is packet radio, lorawan and whatever else I can find
 de> (that I can use as a hobby).

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 de> The thing I've noticed with those mediums, is for long distance, you
 de> have low bandwidth, and in the case of LoRa, since it is using

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 de> So trimming a current 58 byte "packet" header to something a lot smaller
 de> has value (and trimming message headers/meta data would too). For
 de> example, why send

I agree with you here. I'm not a networking / packet guru but simpler with
the most communication bang for byte would be the way to go when talking
about RF comms.

 de>  > For that matter, the entire FTN naming scheme seems
 de>  > antiquated, though I don't see a great way to remove that short
 de>  > of a wholesale replacement (which may itself be worthwhile).
 de> 
 de> What ideas are you thinking?
 
I'm wondering also :) I like the idea of teasing out other possible ways of
doing this stuff.

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