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P2P Protocol
Alexander Chepurnoy edited this page Jan 21, 2021
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First of all, nodes are doing handshaking by sending each other handshake messages. Handshaking details are provided in dedicated P2P Handshaking doc
Length is in bytes:
| Length | Field Name | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Magic bytes | Network-specific magic bytes, see Note 1. |
| 1 | Message code | 75 (in decimal) |
| 4 | Message body length | Length of handshake body (specified below), as signed 32-bit integer |
| * | Message body | Handshake body (specified below) |
| 4 | Handshake body checksum | First four bytes of blake2b(handshake body) |
[TODO: provide descriptions for possible values of message body]