docs.waku.org/docs/overview/concepts/peer-exchange.md

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Peer Exchange

The primary objective of this protocol is to facilitate peer connectivity for resource-limited devices without relying on Discv5. The peer exchange protocol enables light nodes to request peers from other nodes within the network. To learn more, please refer to the Peer Exchange specification.

:::info Peer Exchange enables requesting random peers from other network nodes without revealing information about their connectivity or neighborhood. :::

Pros

• Low resource requirements.
• Decentralized with random sampling of nodes from a global view using Discv5.

Cons

• Decreased anonymity.
• Imposes additional load on responder nodes.

Overview

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