Execution Layer Meeting 199

[timbeiko]

Meeting Info

• Oct 24, 2024, 14:00-15:30 UTC
• Stream: https://youtube.com/live/3Y8X9_W9ecg
• Zoom: shared on #allcoredevs Discord channel shortly before the call
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Agenda

• Pectra
  • devnet-4 updates
• Devcon & ACD — cancel Nov 14/21?

[ryanberckmans]

@ryanberckmans I've added your topic to the agenda at the end, given it's very open-ended, somewhat more of a CL topic (although it has EL implications) and that we may tangentially get to a similar discussion when covering EIP-7783. Are there specific questions you'd like to bring up on the call? If so, we can try and prioritize them.

Thanks, TIm.

My specific questions would be

• Given the emerging importance of validator bandwidth requirements in driving real-world disaster contingency planning for the validator set, how does the core dev community feel in general about the existing scope and rigor of the bandwidth research? Are we doing a great job here? If not, how can we close that gap?
• It occurs to me that bandwidth research may have at least two different areas: research into the internal bandwidth dynamics of the protocol and client implementations, and research into the external bandwidth supply available across the world, including rural vs urban availability, growth/expansion expectations, and 1st world vs 3rd world. imo research into both these areas seems important.
• I also asked some tactical questions here.

[ralexstokes]

There was strong support from ACDC attendees on 17 October to move ahead with EIP-7742 as we are likely to make some blob count change in Pectra.

I'd request we move EIP-7742 from CFI to SFI :)