Features Mycelium Network

Mycelium is a locality-aware, end-to-end encrypted network designed for efficient and secure communication between nodes. Below are its key features:

What Makes Mycelium Unique

1. Locality Awareness
   Mycelium identifies the shortest path between nodes, optimizing communication based on location.

2. End-to-End Encryption
   All traffic between nodes is encrypted, ensuring secure data transmission.

3. Traffic Routing Over Friend Nodes
   Traffic can be routed through nodes of trusted friends, maintaining location awareness.

4. Automatic Rerouting
   If a physical link fails, Mycelium automatically reroutes traffic to ensure uninterrupted connectivity.

5. Your network Address Linked to Private Key
   Each node is assigned an IPv6 network address that is cryptographically linked to its private key.

6. Scalability

   Mycelium is designed to scale to a planetary level. The team has evaluated multiple overlay networks in the past and is focused on overcoming scalability challenges.

Tech

1. Flexible Deployment
   Mycelium can be run without a TUN interface, allowing it to function solely as a reliable message bus.

2. Reliable Message Bus
   Mycelium includes a simple and reliable message bus built on top of its network layer.

3. Multiple Communication Protocols
   Mycelium supports various communication methods, including QUIC and TCP. The team is also developing hole-punching for QUIC, enabling direct peer-to-peer (P2P) traffic without intermediaries.