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- The API is very easy to use, and provides transfer progress
- Lightweight, flexible and expandable Request/Response mechanism
- Efficient link establishment
- Total bandwidth cost of setting up an encrypted link is 3 packets totalling 237 bytes
- Low cost of keeping links open at only 0.62 bits per second
- Total bandwidth cost of setting up an encrypted link is 3 packets totalling 265 bytes
- Low cost of keeping links open at only 0.44 bits per second
## Examples of Reticulum Applications
If you want to quickly get an idea of what Reticulum can do, take a look at the following resources.

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also rotate encryption keys. The link can also be kept alive for longer periods of time, if this is
more suitable to the application. The procedure also inserts the *link id* , a hash calculated from the link request packet, into the memory of forwarding nodes, which means that the communicating nodes can thereafter reach each other simply by referring to this *link id*.
The combined bandwidth cost of setting up a link is 3 packets totalling 237 bytes (more info in the
The combined bandwidth cost of setting up a link is 3 packets totalling 265 bytes (more info in the
:ref:`Binary Packet Format<understanding-packetformat>` section). The amount of bandwidth used on keeping
a link open is practically negligible, at 0.62 bits per second. Even on a slow 1200 bits per second packet
radio channel, 100 concurrent links will still leave 95% channel capacity for actual data.
a link open is practically negligible, at 0.45 bits per second. Even on a slow 1200 bits per second packet
radio channel, 100 concurrent links will still leave 96% channel capacity for actual data.
Link Establishment in Detail
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wire size counting all fields including headers,
but excluding any interface access codes.
- Path Request : 33 bytes
- Announce : 151 bytes
- Link Request : 77 bytes
- Link Proof : 77 bytes
- Link RTT packet : 83 bytes
- Link keepalive : 14 bytes
- Path Request : 51 bytes
- Announce : 157 bytes
- Link Request : 83 bytes
- Link Proof : 83 bytes
- Link RTT packet : 99 bytes
- Link keepalive : 20 bytes
.. _understanding-announcepropagation:

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* Efficient link establishment
* Total bandwidth cost of setting up a link is only 3 packets, totalling 237 bytes
* Total bandwidth cost of setting up a link is only 3 packets, totalling 265 bytes
* Low cost of keeping links open at only 0.62 bits per second
* Low cost of keeping links open at only 0.44 bits per second
* Reliable and efficient transfer of arbitrary amounts of data