@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ With two possible paths, Selena is ready to attempt delivery!
=== Payment Delivery (Trial-And-Error Loop)
((("payment delivery", id="ix_12_path_finding-asciidoc7", range="startofrange")))Selena's ((("payment delivery","trial-and error loop", id="ix_12_path_finding-asciidoc8", range="startofrange")))((("trial-and error loop", id="ix_12_path_finding-asciidoc9", range="startofrange")))node starts the trial-and-error loop by constructing the HTLCs, building the onion, and attempting delivery of the payment. For each attempt, there are three possible outcomes:
Selena's ((("payment delivery","trial-and error loop", id="ix_12_path_finding-asciidoc8", range="startofrange")))((("trial-and error loop", id="ix_12_path_finding-asciidoc9", range="startofrange")))node starts the trial-and-error loop by constructing the HTLCs, building the onion, and attempting delivery of the payment. For each attempt, there are three possible outcomes:
- A successful result (+update_fulfill_htlc+)
- An error (+update_fail_htlc+)
@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ Selena now has a much better "map" of the Lightning Network (at least as far as
However, this knowledge becomes somewhat "stale" as the other nodes send or route payments. Selena will never see any of these payments (unless she is the sender). Even if she is involved in routing payments, the onion routing mechanism means she can only see the changes for one hop (her own channels).
Therefore, Selena's node must consider how long to keep this knowledge before assuming that it is stale and no longer useful(((range="endofrange", startref="ix_12_path_finding-asciidoc9")))(((range="endofrange", startref="ix_12_path_finding-asciidoc8"))).(((range="endofrange", startref="ix_12_path_finding-asciidoc7")))
Therefore, Selena's node must consider how long to keep this knowledge before assuming that it is stale and no longer useful(((range="endofrange", startref="ix_12_path_finding-asciidoc9")))(((range="endofrange", startref="ix_12_path_finding-asciidoc8"))).
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