Questions tagged [rlpx]

For questons about RLPx, a cryptographic peer-to-peer network and protocol suite which provides a general-purpose transport and interface for applications to communicate via a p2p network.

From https://github.com/ethereum/devp2p/blob/master/rlpx.md

RLPx is a cryptographic peer-to-peer network and protocol suite which provides a general-purpose transport and interface for applications to communicate via a p2p network. RLPx is designed to meet the requirements of decentralized applications and is used by Ethereum.

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Where are precise details of the Kademlia spec for RLPx?

I need a precise spec for the RLPx p2p algorithms. Right now the wiki says "kademlia like" and that is not sufficient. The original paper from Maymounkov and Mazieres is confusing, widely misunderstood, and Kademlia implementations vary. Is there an…
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What do RLPx and ÐΞV stand for?

I'm curious about the origin of the RLPx protocol suite's name and the ÐΞV's name, but I cannot find information in the official documentation and RLPx documentation. RLPx I read in a blog (not an official one without source, therefore I ask) that…
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