[serval-project-dev] Implementing a different routing protocol

[Jeremy Lakeman]

On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 12:47 AM, Fraser Cadger <cadge01 at googlemail.com> wrote:
> I had actually been meaning to send another message about Rhizome for some
> time. I did some research into the code and I also came across a blog post
> by yourself discussing your tests with Rhizome implemented over MDP;
> http://servalpaul.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/rhizome-over-mdp.html . I find the
> concept of the Rhizome journalling quite interesting, and I think it would
> definitely be relevant for the sharing of on-demand (recorded files),
> however I am not sure if it would work for the interactive video
> calling/VoIP traffic, but I must admit I have not looked at Rhizome in much
> detail so I could be wrong. Actually one question I have, leading on from
> your blog post; is Rhizome intended to be implemented over MDP? If so, aside
> from the journal concept of a file being a version which can be updated, and
> the use of store and forward, is there much of a difference between Rhizome
> routing and MDP routing?

Rhizome doesn't route. It just floods, one hop at a time. Though now
that we have a rhizome transport built on MDP it would be possible to
transfer content directly over a number of hops.

Just because we have a novel tool doesn't make it a good fit for every
problem. Just because you have a good hammer, doesn't make every
problem a nail.

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