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Messaging Evaluation

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ift-ts:dst:logos:2026q3-messaging-evaluation

Description

Test Messaging on each new version or requested feature and look for regressions, learn scaling properties and run scaling studies, understand the limits of Messaging and its behaviour. Deliver reports and actionable insights. Do this monthly, reliably, with documentation of findings.

Task list

Regression testing (recurring)

  • fully qualified name: ift-ts:dst:logos:2026q3-messaging-evaluation:regression-testing
  • owner: TBD
  • status: not started
  • start-date: 2026/07/01
  • end-date: 2026/09/30

Description

Run different scenarios and collect evidence and data of Messaging’s behaviour.

Test for known regressions that have occurred in the past and ensure they don’t happen again.

Deliverables

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load metric

  • fully qualified name: ift-ts:dst:logos:2026q3-messaging-evaluation:load-metric
  • owner: TBD
  • status: not started
  • start-date: 2026/07/01
  • end-date: 2026/09/30

Description

Include new metric (event_loop_accumulated_lag_secs) for load in logos-delivery experiments introduced in https://github.com/logos-messaging/logos-delivery/pull/3833

Deliverables

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quic vs tcp

  • fully qualified name: ift-ts:dst:logos:2026q3-messaging-evaluation:quic-vs-tcp
  • owner: Pearson
  • status: done
  • start-date: 2026/07/08
  • end-date: 2026/07/21

Description

Analyze logos messaging using quic from nimlibp2p and compare results with mplex/yamux.

Deliverables

Logos delivery node

  • fully qualified name: ift-ts:dst:logos:2026q3-messaging-evaluation:logos-delivery-node
  • owner: Pearson
  • status: in progress (95%)
  • start-date: 2026/07/28
  • end-date: 2026/08/07

Description

Try new image provided by logos-messaging introduced in this PR Note: REST API interface Build image and reproduce some experiments to see if results match and if we need to do modifications in our framework.

Deliverables

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  • Reports:
    • nWaku delivery node analysis
    • Completed the reliability experiment matrix successfully and produced message-delay plots, with one clock-skew anomaly documented for follow-up.

Scalable Data Sync

Note: This needs more input from project

  • fully qualified name: ift-ts:dst:logos:2026q3-messaging-evaluation:scalable-data-sync
  • owner: TBD
  • status: not started
  • start-date: 2026/07/01
  • end-date: 2026/09/30

Description

TBD

Deliverables

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Reliable Channel API — General Availability

Note: This needs more input from project

  • fully qualified name: ift-ts:dst:logos:2026q3-messaging-evaluation:reliable-channel-api
  • owner: TBD
  • status: not started
  • start-date: 2026/07/01
  • end-date: 2026/09/30

Description

TBD

Deliverables

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Chat Reliability

Note: This needs more input from project

  • fully qualified name: ift-ts:dst:logos:2026q3-messaging-evaluation:chat-reliability
  • owner: TBD
  • status: not started
  • start-date: 2026/07/01
  • end-date: 2026/09/30

Description

TBD

Deliverables

  • Code:
  • Reports:

RLN on Logos Blockchain

Note: This needs more input from project

  • fully qualified name: ift-ts:dst:logos:2026q3-messaging-evaluation:rln-logos-blockchain
  • owner: TBD
  • status: not started
  • start-date: 2026/07/01
  • end-date: 2026/09/30

Description

TBD

Deliverables

  • Code:
  • Reports:

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