Ethereum peer to peer network Protocol

[masonforest]

Title

  OIP: 1003
  Title: Ethereum peer to peer network Protocol
  Author: Mason Fischer <mason@kissr.co>
  Status: Draft
  Type: Standard
  Layer: Networking
  Created: 2018-04-04

Abstract

We need to perfect the Ethereum devp2p and RPLx protocol so we can communicate with existing nodes.

Specification

The existing devp2p/RPLx protocol is specified here: https://github.com/ethereum/devp2p/blob/master/rlpx.md

Current Implementation

https://github.com/exthereum/ex_wire

[hayesgm]

That spec is... light on details. ExWire is currently able to connect to and gossip with other network peers. The biggest area that needs to be built out is debugging. The vast majority of real remote notes disconnect without specifying a reason when ExWire connects. This may be due to a network traversal issue.