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Let’s say the last message in your example is dropped
B would have 3 acks from A while A only has 2 acks from B.
Will A attack? If not, B is left attacking on their own.
Similarly, what if none of Bs messages make it back to A? How does B know to attack?
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Let’s say the last message in your example is dropped
B would have 3 acks from A while A only has 2 acks from B.
Will A attack? If not, B is left attacking on their own.
Similarly, what if none of Bs messages make it back to A? How does B know to attack?