diff --git a/ch10_network.adoc b/ch10_network.adoc index 6ebce708..ff30d752 100644 --- a/ch10_network.adoc +++ b/ch10_network.adoc @@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ trans-oceanic fiber optic lines might be able to forward new blocks faster than waiting for the block to arrive at the node run by some home user many kilometers away from the fiber optic line. -Another, more complex technique, is Forward Error Correction (FEC). +Another, more complex technique, is((("FEC (Forward Error Correction)"))) Forward Error Correction (FEC). This allows a compact block message to be split into several parts, with each part having extra data appended. If any of the parts isn't received, that part can be reconstructed from the parts that are @@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ be used on a private network where there's some level of trust and accountability between parties. The original -https://oreil.ly/30ZKi[Bitcoin Relay Network] was created by +https://oreil.ly/30ZKi[Bitcoin Relay Network] was((("Bitcoin Relay Network"))) created by developer Matt Corallo in 2015 to enable fast synchronization of blocks between miners with very low latency. The network consisted of several Virtual Private Servers (VPSes) hosted on @@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ infrastructure around the world and served to connect the majority of miners and mining pools. The original Bitcoin Relay Network was replaced in 2016 -with the introduction of the _Fast Internet Bitcoin Relay Engine_ or +with the introduction ((("FIBRE (Fast Internet Bitcoin Relay Engine)")))of the _Fast Internet Bitcoin Relay Engine_ or https://bitcoinfibre.org[_FIBRE_], also created by developer Matt Corallo. FIBRE is software that allows operating a UDP-based relay network that relays blocks within a network of nodes. FIBRE implements FEC and the _compact block_ optimization to