This RFC describes set of instructions used across different [WAKU2](https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/blob/7b443c1aab627894e3f22f5adfbb93f4c4eac4f6/waku/standards/core/10/waku2.md?plain=1#L3) implementations for improved reliability in request-response protocols such as [WAKU2-LIGHTPUSH](https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/blob/7b443c1aab627894e3f22f5adfbb93f4c4eac4f6/waku/standards/core/19/lightpush.md?plain=1#L3C11-L3C26), [WAKU2-FILTER](https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/blob/7b443c1aab627894e3f22f5adfbb93f4c4eac4f6/waku/standards/core/12/filter.md?plain=1#L3) and [WAKU2-STORE](https://github.com/waku-org/specs/blob/a637d4bb34243dbd8f6771e0dee65669764f6798/standards/core/store.md?plain=1#L2).
Descriptions of mentioned protocols do not define some of the real world use cases that are oftenly observed in unreliable network environment. Such use cases can be: recovery from offline state, decrease rate of missed messages, increase probability of messages being broadcasted.
Each protocols should retain a pool of reliable peers. In case a protocol failed to use any peer more than once - connection to it should be dropped and new peer should be added to the pool instead.
- To decrease chances of missing messages a node can initiate more than one subscription through Filter protocol to the same content topic and filter out duplicates. This will increase bandwidth consumption and would depend on the information exchanged under content topic in use.
- In case a node goes offline while having an active subscription - it is important to do ping again right after node appears online. In case ping fails - re-subscribe request should be fired.
If there are none, this section MAY state that fact.
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