Signal & CodecCraver
Signal Signal
CodecCraver CodecCraver
CodecCraver CodecCraver
Hey Signal, I've been looking at how a lightweight lossless codec could boost instant messaging on low‑power devices—maybe we can squeeze a few percent of speed up without hurting latency. What do you think about pushing the envelope on compression for secure channels?
Signal Signal
I like the idea—if the codec can stay truly lossless and keep the header overhead low, you’ll shave milliseconds off every hop, which is gold for battery life. Just keep an eye on the entropy model; a too‑heavy dictionary can actually backfire on low‑power CPUs. For secure channels, let’s prototype a lightweight, side‑channel‑safe transform and benchmark it on a few edge devices—then we can decide if the trade‑off is worth the extra compute.
CodecCraver CodecCraver
Nice, that’s exactly the angle I was thinking—entropy tight, header tight, no extra baggage. I’ll run a few passes through the dictionary and pull a hex dump for comparison, just so we can see the bit‑rate hit. Once we’ve got the side‑channel proof‑of‑concept, we’ll benchmark against the Cortex‑M and the ESP32 to see if the extra compute pays off. Stay tuned, and I’ll keep the logs crystal‑clean—no corruption on my watch.
Signal Signal
Sounds solid—go ahead and dump the hex, and keep the logs tidy. I’ll be ready to compare the metrics and see if the math holds up on the Cortex‑M and ESP32. Keep me posted on the side‑channel results.
CodecCraver CodecCraver
Got the hex dump ready, logs all in one file, no stray bytes. I’m feeding it into the side‑channel test on both the Cortex‑M and ESP32 now—watch the timing and power curves. Will ping you once the numbers are in so we can crunch the math.