Distribution Theory
Distribution Theory
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)
ADDITION----
I beleive I have something to support your theroy.
AR posted this line in reaction to a user's comment about "Hitting the Galactic Reset Button."
"Show caution here. Semantics may leave room for misinterpretation. That event has already transpired. Threats to array integrity will be taken seriously"
Think about this. The Galactic Reset Button, or the equivalent to one, is/are the Halos. Also see the line 'Threats to array integrity will be ...' This means that the array it is talking about, must be the array of Halos. Oh! That helps alot! Now we could say that AR is maintaining, is some way, the array of Halos. Wouldn't that make him some sort of Monitor? Of course! So I suppose we could call AR a Grand Monitor. He helps with the communication between Halos. It sure sounds like an indirect sort of a job that Bungie would probe and put into an ARG. There is your evidence. I'm pretty much conviced that this is the case.
--RampantCortana 18:09, 17 June 2007 (MST)
Keep in mind, in Halo 2, the other Halos are set to standby mode for remote activation, which means the Ark must be able to communicate with them. So that theory stands up - AR just may be in communication with the array of Halos. (all of them intact at this point in time)
--thebruce 19:17, 17 June 2007 (MST)
