Dist.ribut.us Transmission

Mix-net Routes

Erasure Codes

For A→B, when the packet is sufficiently large (>~10kB) instead of sending directly through a single route, the message can be broken up into several smaller pieces and each is sent through it's own mix-net route. Enough of these will correct for transmission failures.

Payment

This is one of the big hurdles I'd like to overcome, but I'm not sure it's even possible.

I'd like for there to be a way for relay nodes to get a small payment for each message they route. Ideally, given A→B→C, each can see some payment token. When B submits their token, it validates payment to A. That way A can't take the money and not forward the transaction.