The RFC “Relay Node” reminds me of the “ZERO vault” discussed awhile back.
I have a question about the Safecoin reward incentive for relay nodes. Do all relay nodes along the XOR path get paid from the Client Node PUT?
(Client Node) ~> (Relay Node) ~> (Relay Node) ~> (Relay Node) ~> (Managed Node)
Would it be accurate to say every new node start as a Relay Node with the opportunity to become a Managed Node? But if your node has a “Joining Token” then it bypasses the Relay Node initiation and goes straight into Managed Node even after reset?
I assume a Joining Token will be issued once a Relay Node gets promoted to Managed Node. I also assume vaults with a joining token do not flush their data chunks?
It looks like we will have 3 vault levels.
Level 1: Relay Node = Routing Vault (no data stored)
Level 2: Managed Node = Storage Vault (stores data)
Level 3: Archive Node = Archive Vault (stores old data long term).