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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/bip-0155.mediawiki b/bip-0155.mediawiki
index 1364a3f..f437043 100644
--- a/bip-0155.mediawiki
+++ b/bip-0155.mediawiki
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ The <code>addrv2</code> message is defined as a message where <code>pchCommand =
It is serialized in the standard encoding for P2P messages.
Its format is similar to the current <code>addr</code> message format
<ref>[https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-reference#addr Bitcoin Developer Reference: addr message]</ref>, with the difference that the
-fixed 16-byte IP address is replaced by a network ID and a variable-length address, and the time and services format has been changed to VARINT.
+fixed 16-byte IP address is replaced by a network ID and a variable-length address, and the services format has been changed to [https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Protocol_documentation#Variable_length_integer CompactSize].
This means that the message contains a serialized <code>std::vector</code> of the following structure:
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ This means that the message contains a serialized <code>std::vector</code> of th
!Name
!Description
|-
-| <code>VARINT</code> (unsigned)
+| <code>uint32_t</code>
| <code>time</code>
-| Time that this node was last seen as connected to the network. A time in Unix epoch time format, up to 64 bits wide.
+| Time that this node was last seen as connected to the network. A time in Unix epoch time format.
|-
-| <code>VARINT</code> (unsigned)
+| <code>CompactSize</code>
| <code>services</code>
-| Service bits. A 64-wide bit field.
+| Service bits. A bit field that is 64 bits wide, encoded in [https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Protocol_documentation#Variable_length_integer CompactSize].
|-
| <code>uint8_t</code>
| <code>networkID</code>
@@ -144,9 +144,7 @@ The reference implementation is available at (to be done)
==Acknowledgements==
-- Jonas Schnelli: change <code>services</code> field to VARINT, to make the message more compact in the likely case instead of always using 8 bytes.
-
-- Luke-Jr: change <code>time</code> field to VARINT, for post-2038 compatibility.
+- Jonas Schnelli: change <code>services</code> field to [https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Protocol_documentation#Variable_length_integer CompactSize], to make the message more compact in the likely case instead of always using 8 bytes.
- Gregory Maxwell: various suggestions regarding extensibility