Distribution Theory

Revision as of 16:27, 17 June 2007

OK, my theory:

AR has said: I can retain integrity for at least 22 hours. Rerouting bandwidth to deflect assault.

Rerouting bandwidth is impossible for a single machine. Bandwidth is the amount of data that can be passed through a connection, not exactly the speed, but rather the size of the hole for the data to flow through.

Now, you can't reroute a hole. But, if you have multiple machines, and therefore, multiple holes, you spread data across the machines by rerouting it into different holes, different machines. Following?

So, it is the conclusion that AR is a number of machines.

What do we have to back this up? 1) Compound Intelligence suggests this. 2) Retaining integrity could mean the ability to commune with other parts of itself, other machines in the network.

The extrapolated hypothesis I have come up with is this:

AR is the network of the Monitors for each Halo installation, and they are communicating, and talking about the Array (the Halos), within themselves. AR is the compound intelligence of them all, the single voice. It is being attacked (DDOS like?) and is spreading the load between the machines, but the number of attackers is increasing, and therefore, using up more bandwidth, and reducing integrity. More attackers imply the DDOS is via a botnet, or a viral infection, where the machine is taken over to perform the DOS attack.

Metaphor for the flood outbreak? Attacking the monitors, Flood being the infection.

--Lattyware 13:25, 17 June 2007 (MST)