Mesh Network (Autheo)
The peer-to-peer layer of Autheo's infrastructure stack that handles discovery, routing, and relaying between independently owned infrastructure providers, enabling the distributed compute and edge fabric to function as one coordinated network.
Autheo's mesh network sits between the security layer and the edge/compute fabric in the platform stack. It is responsible for discovering available infrastructure, routing requests to the right resources, and relaying traffic across independently owned nodes, all without requiring participants to trust a single central operator. This mesh layer is what allows infrastructure providers, from enterprise datacenters to home labs, to join the network and advertise capacity that the control plane can then match to application demand.
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