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170677be2b routing: stronger use of direct bimodal probability
The process how we calculate a total probability from the direct and
node probability is modified to give more importance to the direct
probability.

This is important if we know about a recent failure. We should not try
to send over this channel again if we know we can't. Otherwise this can
lead to infinite retrials over the channel, when the probability is
pinned at high probabilities by the other node results.
2023-03-23 11:12:10 +01:00
4aa90cf474 routing: add error case for zero capacity
Since no edge should have a zero capacity associated with it, passing a
zero capacity to the bimodal probability calculation results now in an
error.
2023-03-23 11:12:10 +01:00
7df1482cfc routing: add capacity to special edges
Having a capacity available is important for liquidity estimation.

* We add a dummy capacity to hop hints. Hop hints specify neither the
  capacity nor a maxHTLC size, which is why we assume the channel to
  have a high capacity relative to the amount we send.

* We add a capacity to local edges. These channels should always have a
  capacity associated with them, even in the neutrino case (a fallback
  to maxHTLC is not necessary). This is just for completeness, as the
  probability calculation for local channels is done separately.
2023-03-23 11:12:10 +01:00
b6d65752f7 routing: add and fix log statements 2023-03-21 08:54:10 +01:00
686816d784 routing: implement bimodal probability estimator
Implements a new probability estimator based on a probability theory
framework.

The computed probability consists of:
* the direct channel probability, which is estimated based on a
  depleted liquidity distribution model, formulas and broader concept derived
  after Pickhardt et al. https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.08576
* an extension of the probability model to incorporate knowledge decay
  after time for previous successes and failures
* a mixed node probability taking into account successes/failures on other
  channels of the node (similar to the apriori approach)
2023-02-14 13:34:25 +01:00