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28 changes: 14 additions & 14 deletions what-is-iroh.mdx
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Expand Up @@ -36,20 +36,20 @@ iroh's communication protocols.

An iroh application is a stack of small layers, each with one job:

```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Your application │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Protocols blobs · docs · gossip · yours │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Router dispatches connections by ALPN │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Endpoint identity · discovery · NAT · relay │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ QUIC + TLS 1.3 │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Transport UDP (default) · Tor · Nym · BLE │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```mermaid
flowchart TB
app["Your application"]
protocols["Protocols<br/>blobs, docs, gossip, yours"]
router["Router<br/>dispatches connections by ALPN"]
endpoint["Endpoint<br/>identity, discovery, NAT, relay"]
quic["QUIC + TLS 1.3"]
transport["Transport<br/>UDP default, Tor, Nym, BLE"]

app --- protocols
protocols --- router
router --- endpoint
endpoint --- quic
quic --- transport
```

- **Transport** carries encrypted bytes between machines. UDP is the default;
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