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Protocol · Bearer

Any transport

Hop rides anything that moves bytes

hdp core any bearer anything that moves bytes BLE · Wi-Fi today · the internet · long-range radio · satellite · your transport?
The bearer is an abstract slot, anything that moves bytes can carry Hop. BLE and Wi-Fi today; the internet, long-range radio, satellite, and beyond. Have a special link in mind? Tell us.
How it works
  • The bearer is a trait, send_frame / recv_frame / peer_events. BLE and Wi-Fi/LAN are the v1 implementations.
  • Anything that moves bytes can carry Hop: Wi-Fi Aware, MultipeerConnectivity, a long-range sub-GHz radio, a satellite link.
  • Because the store-and-forward model is delay-tolerant, it even fits deep-space links where a continuous path never exists.
Why it matters
For developers

Implement the bearer trait and the entire core above runs unchanged, no protocol changes, no rewrites.

For business

Never locked to one radio or vendor, Hop adapts to whatever connectivity you have, or add later. Have an unusual link or use case? Tell us.

Deeper implementation detail is coming in the Hop whitepaper.

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