January 2019
Beginner to intermediate
372 pages
11h 17m
English
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Interledger components
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Senders send assets to the known receivers. They will initiate the payment by selecting the connectors.
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Receivers will expect assets from particular senders. They need to be the part of Interledger payment network.
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Connectors link senders with receivers to make ILP payments possible. Connectors also link up with other connectors. This is done to connect as many senders with receivers as possible, through chains of connectors that are built for each payment.
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Ledgers perform bookkeeping of the asset information of every participant in the network:
Figure 9.10: Interledger components