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# Syndicate Protocol
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# Syndicate Protocol
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Actors that share a local [scope](./glossary#scope) can communicate directly. To communicate
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Actors that share a local [scope](./glossary#scope) can communicate directly. To communicate
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further afield, scopes are *connected* using [relay actors](./glossary.md#relay). Relays allow
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further afield, scopes are *connected* using [relay
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*indirect* communication: distant entities can be addressed as if they were local.
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actors](./glossary.md#relay).[^analogy-to-subnets] Relays allow *indirect* communication:
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distant entities can be addressed as if they were local.
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Relays exchange *Syndicate Protocol* messages across a [transport](./glossary.md#transport). A
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Relays exchange *Syndicate Protocol* messages across a [transport](./glossary.md#transport). A
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*transport* is the underlying medium connecting one relay to its counterparts on a given
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*transport* is the underlying medium connecting one relay to its counterparts on a given
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#### Notes
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#### Notes
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[^analogy-to-subnets]: Strictly speaking, scope *subnets* are connected by relay actors. The
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situation is directly analogous to IP subnets being connected by IP routers.
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[^relaying-over-syndicate]: In fact, it makes perfect sense to run the relay protocol between
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[^relaying-over-syndicate]: In fact, it makes perfect sense to run the relay protocol between
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actors that are *already connected* in some scope: this is like running a VPN, tunnelling
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actors that are *already connected* in some scope: this is like running a VPN, tunnelling
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IP over IP. A variation of the Syndicate Protocol like this gives [federated
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IP over IP. A variation of the Syndicate Protocol like this gives [federated
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