RM Lab Q1 2023 Roadmap Index

✅ December 2022: Retrieval Providers and RMWG contributors

The RMWG will have 20+ grants completed or in progress and 100+ contributors.

There will be 50+ different entities running retrieval providers serving data stored on Filecoin.

🟠 January 2023: A retrieval network serving sub-second retrievals worldwide for data stored on Filecoin.

By the end of January 2023, we will have a retrieval network serving content stored on Filecoin performantly and reliably with sub-second latency at the 95th percentile TTFB from all measurable clients worldwide.

🟠 March 2023: Real clients integrating with retrieval networks

There will be at least 5 production clients retrieving content from a retrieval network in the Filecoin Retrieval Market, not all from the same sector/vertical.

🟢 June 2023: Connect Retrieval Networks directly to Storage Providers

By the end of March 2022, Retrieval Networks and dCDNs will be able to integrate directly with the indexer nodes and SPs, in order to retrieve content from its origin. This will require coordination between the RM team, the Indexer team and the Boost team (Bedrock).

Importantly, the IPFS Gateway will no longer be a requirement in retrieval networks.

While the initial SP retrievals may be free, they will provide a path for value to flow between the storage and retrieval networks, unlocking many possibilities.

⚪️ September 2023: Candidate Proposals for Crypto-economic models for retrieval

By Q4 2023, we would like to launch a detailed report and strategy around the crypto-economics of retrieval. Different retrieval networks are choosing to reward network participants in different ways, each of which has its own trade-offs. We will review the existing literature and set out our best proposal for how we can decentralise the cryptoeconomics of retrieval, whilst minimising attack vectors. This will require coordination with the FVM milestones.